Over 200 people were arrested outside the New York Stock Exchange at a protest against the U.S. sending aid to Israel.

Dozens of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza have been arrested in a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Monday during a demonstration at the New York Stock Exchange where protesters carried signs and chanted, "As Gaza is bombed, Wall Street booms."

The Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a high-altitude anti-missile system operated by US troops to Israel. Officials say the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) battery will bolster Israeli air defences after Iran’s missile attack on the country earlier this month.

The Pentagon says the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel along with troops needed to operate it