STORY: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the White House to demand an end to the conflict in Gaza as President Donald Trump met with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening (July 7)

'"We shouldn't be silent. We should raise our voices, because if today is their turn, tomorrow is our turn," said protester Amanullah Khan.

"I feel like our country is hijacked by people who want this to continue and are making it possible. And that's not what I want my tax dollars to go to," said protester Megan Didavi.

Trump and Netanyahu's meeting comes as Israeli officials held indirect negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal.

Netanyahu's visit follows Trump's prediction, on the eve of their meeting, that such an agreement could be reached this week. Before heading to Washington, the right-wing Israeli leader said his discussions with Trump could help advance negotiations under way in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant group.

It was Trump's third face-to-face encounter with Netanyahu since returning to office in January, and came just over two weeks after the president ordered the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites in support of Israeli air strikes. Trump then helped arrange a ceasefire in the 12-day Israel-Iran war.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE CHANTING, WAVING FLAGS

SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 7, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PROTESTERS CHANTING OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE "No justice, no peace"

2. PROTESTER HOLDING A SIGN THAT READS "FROM VIRGINIA TO PALESTINE, SOLIDARITY IS NOT A CRIME"

3. PROTESTER WAVING A FLAG

4. PAN OF PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE

5. MORE OF PROTESTERS CHANTING

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER SAYING:

"We are here because Gaza is still standing. As we speak, Netanyahu is meeting with Trump, crafting plans not just for a future of deepened apartheid, but for the wholesale transformation of the Arab world, economically, politically, and culturally."

7. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEGAN DIDAVI, PROTESTER, SAYING:

"Because I can't stand the fact that people are suffering and being killed the way they are. It's unbelievable that this is happening in this day and age, and I feel helpless, and I feel like our country is hijacked by people who want this to continue and are making it possible. And that's not what I want my tax dollars to go to."

9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMANULLAH KHAN, PROTESTER, SAYING:

"We shouldn't be silent. We should raise our voices, because if today is their turn, tomorrow is our turn. So if we don't stand for our rights, tomorrow is our turn. So I'm a father. So I think like when I see the kids there, I feel like my own kids can also be in that situation. So that's the whole idea. And I believe and I say free Palestine."

10. PROTESTERS CARRYING A GIANT PALESTINIAN FLAG