CHICAGO – Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrations took place in Chicago for the third night in a row, while the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was taking place just a few miles away at the United Center.

Protesters, many dressed in Palestine scarves, gathered in significantly larger numbers than on Tuesday and marched down Maypole Avenue along Park 578, waving flags and banners, including a huge one reading “Biden, Harris, you will see! Palestine will be free!”, “End US aid to Israel” and “Stop the genocide.”

A leader of the march shouted into a megaphone, “DNC, your hands are red!” and the crowd shouted back.

Fox News’ Paul Mauro, who was on the scene, described the early evening demonstrations as “peaceful but very boisterous.”

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Protesters participate in the Chicago Coalition for Justice march in Palestine on August 21, 2024. (Fox News Digital)

“Definitely the biggest we’ve ever seen. In fact, it’s so big that three separate megaphones can be heard over a distance of about three or four city blocks, so probably about half a mile,” Mauro said.

Demonstrators carry flags during a protest in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the Israel-Hamas conflict on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21, 2024. (Reuters/Leah Millis)

Later, police ordered protesters to return to Union Park, where the demonstration had begun. Officers were well organized, blocking off the march route with bicycle units and riot police. As the sun set, the crowd began to disperse, although some protesters remained.

The demonstrations took place just a few miles from the United Center, where former President Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were scheduled to speak on Wednesday.

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Chicago police confirmed on Wednesday that 56 protesters were arrested the previous day following violent clashes with police.

A man covers himself with an Israeli flag as he watches an anti-Israel demonstration on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21, 2024. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

The confrontation occurred in front of an Israeli consulate building, about three kilometers from the United Center.

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Chicago police said one person was charged with resisting an officer. Nine others were charged with misdemeanors, including disturbing the peace, resisting a police officer, assault, battery and property damage, police said. Thirty of the people arrested by police received citations for disturbing the peace.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.