"There was an agreement for a 4-day pause, but it's just a pause. For us, a pause is not enough. We need a ceasefire, an actual ceasefire," Cynthia Rodriguez told KOAT.
"We're in our Winter months. We're spending more time indoors, with people in crowded spaces and we're going to see more spread of those infections," KOAT Medical Expert Dr. Abinash Achrekar said.
"It's not a war, it's a genocide. We're here to oppose that genocide. We're here to call for a cease-fire and put pressure on our elected officials," Malaya Peixinho said.
Many reports have involved violence or threats against protesters at rallies in support of Israel or in support of Palestinians over the last two weeks.
"We're going to continue to raise my grandson, to know his sister, and let him know how precious she was to us. We'll never, ever forget our baby girl," Renezmae's grandmother said.