Pro-Palestinian protesters halt Durham City Council meeting Monday

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the Durham City Council meeting Monday night.

Protesters began chanting, and singing, for council members to adopt a ceasefire resolution.

"The time is ticking to end genocide," protesters chanted.

Israel and Hamas went to war after Hamas militants killed 1,200 people in Israel and took over 200 hostages on Oct. 7.

Over 20,000 people, many of whom were women and children, have died in Gaza since Israel began its offensive.

In the months since the war began, protests and calls for ceasefire resolutions have sprung up across the Triangle.

'We will continue to escalate': Pro-Palestinian group blocks Fayetteville Street in Raleigh

In November, protesters blocked a portion of the Durham Freeway for hours, demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

In January, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at a Raleigh City Council meeting demanding the adoption of a ceasefire resolution.