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Protesters calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have blocked the escalators of a Chicago skyscraper that has an Israeli consulate on its 31st floor.
Scores of peace activists sat on the steps of the Accenture Tower's moving staircases Monday morning, blocking people from moving up them to go to work.
The protesters - reportedly numbering in the hundreds - were Jewish, and wore black shirts with the message Not In Our Name emblazoned.
They also donned facemasks and touted massive signs - draping them over the only three escalators on the building's second floor. Some called for and 'end [to] the siege on Gaza,' while others demanded onlookers 'mourn the dead.'
The procession had yet to be cleared at 10:45am ET, and comes a month after more than 1,200 people were killed and 239 taken hostage during the attacks by the terror group on several Israeli communities.
Protesters calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have blocked the escalators of a Chicago skyscraper that has an Israeli consulate on its 31st floor
Scores of peace activists sat on the steps of the Accenture Tower's moving staircases Monday morning, blocking people from moving up them to go to work
BREAKING NOW: This is a look inside the Accenture Tower downtown where hundreds in support of Jews and Palestinians are calling for a ceasefire. They’re expecting thousands to show up.
The Israeli Consulate is on the 31st floor. Escalators are blocked. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/LWwUtz0f61
Hundreds more crowded into the lobby of the 42-story building.
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