Protests blocked the Golden Gate Bridge and parts of Interstate 880 in Oakland for several hours, triggering a traffic nightmare for Monday's morning commute.
Organizers said the demonstrations were part of a "global call to disrupt parts of the economy in solidarity with Palestine." The California Highway Patrol said a total of 38 people were arrested during the protests.
The CHP on Tuesday released video showing authorities remove a protester from a barrel filled with cement and rebar during a demonstration on I-880. Watch it in the video above.
Here's a breakdown of the protests:
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Protesters arrested after shutting down Golden Gate Bridge
At around 7:30 a.m. Monday, dozens of protesters stopped their vehicles and blocked all southbound lanes of Highway 101 on the Golden Gate Bridge, demanding the U.S. stop arming and funding Israel in the war in Gaza, organizers say.
The CHP issued a Sig-alert at about 8:10 a.m. for the southbound direction of the bridge. Later, the CHP closed off the northbound lanes as well. They also halted pedestrian and bicycle traffic across the span.
Lanes started reopening shortly after noon.
CHP said a total of 26 demonstrators were arrested.
Lanes on I-880 in Oakland blocked by protests
Two different locations of Interstate 880 in Oakland were shut down Monday by pro-Palestinian protesters.
One protest occurred in the northbound direction of the freeway in the area of Embarcadero and Fifth Avenue.
Some protesters on the northbound side of the freeway put their arms into concrete-filled barrels that were strewn across the lanes. The barrels reportedly weighed nearly 300 pounds.
Authorities were seen using various tools to cut into the barrels to remove the protesters. Seven protesters were arrested, according to the CHP.
A second protest with about 300 demonstrators took place in the southbound direction in the area of Seventh Street, according to the CHP. Five protesters were arrested during the demonstration.
Both protests caused traffic backups for miles.
Lanes started to reopen around noon.
