Large pro-Gaza rally outside White House

In Washington, thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters, many waving or wrapped in flags, rally outside the White House, pushing for an end to fighting in Gaza.

The crowd, young and old from across the United States, including scores of children, chants “End US Aid to Israel” and “Israel out of Palestine.”

“Gaza will not die — it will never die,” says Amar Jamal as he marches through downtown Washington with his family.

“It is the time to make peace because this bloodbath will not stop in Gaza. All the Middle East will be in trouble” if the conflict doesn’t end, warned the Palestinian-born 70-year-old.

Many of the protesters voice anger at Netanyahu, with one waving a banner that reads “Netanyahu and Hitler are the same, the only difference is the name.”

NOW: Biggest US protest for #Gaza yet marching through Washington DC! #DC4Gaza pic.twitter.com/wiONabAKdw

— Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) August 2, 2014

Organizers claim that as many as 50,000 people participated in the afternoon rally.

A small pro-Israel counter-rally was held nearby, with the two groups briefly confronting one another, according to ABC News.

A brief scuffle broke out between the pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of Jewish counterprotesters, CNN reported.

Demonstrations also took place Saturday in Caracas, Venezuela, and Santiago, Chile.