Thousands of US protesters demand Israel's Netanyahu be locked up

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a depleted House when he addressed a joint seating of the US Congress on Wednesday, after dozens of lawmakers opted to either boycott or skip his speech.

Reasons given for not being present for Netanyahu's address range from opposition to his far-right government to opposing his approach to the war on Gaza to having scheduling conflicts.

Outside the US Capitol building and across downtown Washington DC, thousands of pro-Palestinian and anti-war activists from all over the country were on the streets to show their ire against the Israeli war on Gaza, with their centre of attention being Netanyahu, who they accuse of leading a genocide on Palestinians in Gaza.

The goal of the protesters: arrest Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and genocide committed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Read more: Thousands of US protesters demand Israel's Netanyahu be locked up