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Over 100 protesters fully blocked Seattle’s University Bridge Thursday evening for several hours during the rush hour commute.

“This protest on the University Bridge started at about 4 p.m. when a group of about 100 protesters, mostly Jewish and some Palestinians, blocked the bridge with cars and then unfurled a huge banner calling for a ceasefire,” ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio reporter James Lynch said.

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The protesters left the scene around 6:30 p.m.

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) cameras showed demonstrators blocking both sides of bridge in two separate groups on either side with a banner reading “the whole world is watching.”

The protesters appear to belong to a group known as (JVPS).

According to a press release from JVPS sent out shortly after the demonstration began, protesters are calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

“This action is part of Jews across the nation who are shutting down bridges to call for a ceasefire,” one protestor told ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio.

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Police were on the scene, but did not make any arrests.

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This is a developing story — we will provide more information as it becomes available.