Hundreds of protesters tried to block the Port of Oakland on Friday morning, calling for the international shipping hub to cease reported shipments of military equipment to Israel.

The protest comes weeks after a report by the Palestinian Youth Movement claimed to have uncovered records that show that Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, run by the port, has been a passthrough for hundreds of shipments of military equipment headed for Israel.

Shipping documents obtained by PYM and viewed by KQED showed at least 280 shipments of military equipment this year, including replacement parts for the U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, which Israel has used in aerial bombardments of Gaza. Nearly all were bound for Nevatim Airbase, where Israel stations its F-35 fleet.

“We, the people of the Bay Area

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