Around 80 protesters have been arrested and cars have been towed after they blocked all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday morning.

The protest started around 7:45 a.m. and no cars were able to get into San Francisco for hours. Westbound lanes of the bridge could be seen empty as traffic backed up and all lanes didn’t reopen until just before noon.

Images show cars blocking the lanes on the eastern span of the bridge as the protesters call for a cease-fire in the Middle East.

[One of the transplant deliveries was so late, the surgery had to be canceled. I hope to GOD they didn’t lose the organ. Were that my loved one’s life on the line, I’d find out the name of every arrestee and sue the pants off of them. Folks have to start fighting back, and HARD. Don’t stand for this nonsense. Fortunately here in FL, we don’t have to. DeSantis and the legislature changed the whole face of these street blockages with laws supporting drivers and commuters after the fiery but peaceful BLM summer. ~ Beege]