Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Schumer, Geelybran, New York City

Anti-Israel protesters were arrested after attacking Sen’s hall. Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s office in New York City. The New York Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital Digital that officials were arrested during an “unplanned demonstration” at 780 Third Avenue, where both senators’ New York City offices were.

The protesters dressed in black and yellow and raised signs of various slogans, two of which addressed directly against Schumer and Gillibrand, demanding that they “stop starving Gaza.” They also shouted “Free, free Palestine, stop genocide.” Among the activists is actor Sara Ramirez, who starred in “Gray Anatomy” and “That’s the case,” Reuters reported.

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It is not clear how many people have been arrested because NYPD This information was not disclosed at the time of writing.

Earlier this week, Schumer issued a statement condemning the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

“The report and images in Gaza depict the devastating levels of hunger, hunger, pain and death – completely unacceptable and underline the terrible artificial cost of this ongoing conflict that cannot be ignored,” the statement said.

Demonstrators were detained by police and people protested on August 1, 2025 at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). (Reuters/Jeenah Moon)

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Regardless of the status of the negotiations, the Trump administration and the Israeli government must work with experienced, long-standing humanitarian and development partners to inspire the provision of food, services and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza.

Friday, President Donald Trump Tell Axios that he is developing a plan to “entice people” in Gaza. The media noted that the president was worried about hunger in Gaza but blamed Hamas. also, Trump tells Axios Witkoff “does well” but he has not received a briefing from the special envoy.

Demonstrators were detained by police during protests in the offices of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). (Reuters/Jeenah Moon)

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Also on Friday, U.S. Mike Huckabee to Israel and special envoy Steve Witkoff visited the aid allocation location run by the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

“Enter Gaza today [and] Humanitarian food program observed through GHF launched in the United States. Hamas hates GHF [because] It gets food [people without] It was robbed by Hamas. Huckabee wrote on X that there are more than 100 million meals.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and special envoy Steve Witkoff visited the distribution site operated by the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)

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Hakabi also told Fox News Brian Kilmeade The situation in Gaza is “a mess” due to Hamas. He added that he had seen evidence of terrorist groups stealing aid and selling it on the black market. According to Huckabee, a bag of 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) of sugar is sold on the black market for $200.

Witkov said he and Hekabi spent five hours in Gaza “set facts on the ground, assess the conditions and with [GHF] He added that the purpose of the visit was to give President Donald Trump “a clear understanding of the humanitarian situation and to help develop a plan to provide food and medical assistance to the people of Gaza.”

Fox News Digital contacts NYPD and the offices of Schumer and Gillibrand.