Some state lawmakers are trying to make it a felony crime to intentionally obstruct Washington highways.

This comes after proPalestinian protesters blocked the expressway leading to SeaTac International Airport for three hours Monday. Some SeaTac travelers trying to catch flights left their cars and opted to walk to the terminal in hopes of making their flights.

Cars and people blocked the roadway including a group of protesters who used a piping device called a "Sleeping Dragon" to lock their arms together.

The group is demanding a permanent ceasefire in the IsraelHamas war, and their protest was part of a larger coordinated effort nationwide to protest the war in Gaza together on April 15.

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