Protesters Glue Themselves to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Route

A group of protesters in New York attempted to block the city's iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by gluing themselves to the road, spilling a red liquid and chanting "liberation for Palestine and planet."

Police made a number of arrests during the incident on Sixth Avenue, which took place as the parade made its way to Macy's department store from its start point on West 77th Street.

Footage posted on X, formerly Twitter, by independent journalist Oliya Scootercaster shows around half a dozen protesters in white jumpsuits glued to the road while others poured what appeared to be fake blood over them and held up a banner reading "liberation for Palestine and planet."

In a different clip published by reporter Matthew Chayes police officers can be seen spread across the road, with a number surrounding one activist who appears to have his hands glued to the floor.

The jumpsuits had different words emblazoned across them in black lettering, including 'colonialism,' 'ethnic cleansing' and 'militarism.'

One of the protesters is later seen screaming as police officers attempt to remove his hands from the road. At the end of the video a number of demonstrators are seen being led away by police in handcuffs.

A New York City Police Department spokesperson told Newsweek there were "several taken into custody" but was unable to give an exact figure.

The protest was organized by the Seven Circles Alliance, a direct action group which believes the Earth is facing "climate and ecological breakdown."

In a statement they said: "A free Palestine and the liberation and decolonization of all people, everywhere is deeply linked with the climate movement. If the powers of the West are unabashedly supporting genocide and ethnic cleansing, it is crystal clear that they will not budge an inch in addressing climate breakdown and preventing societal collapse. Climate change is a human rights issue, and what we are witnessing right now in Palestine is one of the greatest human rights issues of our time."

"As expressed by human rights activist Ajamu Baraka, we believe that 'The fight for climate and environmental justice is in fact a revolutionary project, requiring mass-global resistance and the expropriation of economic and political power of finance and corporate capital.'

"Confronting the issues of capitalism, along with colonialism and imperialism, head-on is urgently required by environmental and social justice groups, as well as everything in between."

In a separate incident at the parade, a person on a float organized by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe held up a Palestinian flag, sparking both praise and condemnation on social media.

Around 1,200 Israelis, predominantly civilians, were killed on October 7 when Hamas fighters launched a mass surprise assault on southern Israel, taking another 240 people prisoner, according to the Associated Press.

In response Israel launched an air and ground offensive against Gaza which killed more than 12,700 Palestinians, the AP reported, citing the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

Hamas has agreed to free 50 of the women and children it kidnapped in exchange for a four-day ceasefire, increased humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of 150 women and minors being held by Israel. According to Qatar, which helped to mediate the deal, the first 13 hostages are due to be freed at 9 a.m. ET on Friday.