Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters are expected to gather outside the Democratic National Convention on its opening day to assail the Biden administration’s position on Israel as it wages its military offensive in Gaza, Reuters reports.

A one-mile march organised by the umbrella group March on the DNC is to take place at a park outside the convention arena hours before President Joe Biden addresses the gathering where Democratic delegates will publicly nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate.

Organisers will continue to negotiate with authorities about extending the march route so that all the protesters can have a chance to walk, said Hatem Abudayyeh, a spokesman for March, comprised of more than 200 groups.

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