epa11494565 US Capitol police (L), alongside members of the NYPD, pepper spray protesters who gathered against the Israeli operations in Gaza and US weapons sales to Israel outside the US Capitol before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC, USA, 24 July 2024. Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of the US Congress comes amid a close 2024 US presidential election cycle. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters were expected to gather near the US Capitol when Netanyahu becomes the first leader to address the US Congress four times.  EPA/JIM LO SCALZO