Washington DC, May 20 -- Protesters on Tuesday (local time) disrupted a Senate hearing of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, voicing strong opposition to Washington's support for Israel amid its ongoing military operations in Gaza, as reported by Anadolu Agency.

According to Anadolu Agency, two demonstrators were heard shouting, "Stop the genocide," during Rubio's hearing.

Rubio was presenting the proposed 2026 State Department budget to the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees when these activists began shouting criticisms of US policy toward Israel, as per Anadolu Agency. Security promptly removed them from the room.

At the same time, a number of demonstrations also took place outside the Senate Committee building b...