Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago today for the long-awaited Democratic National Convention – an event that risks being derailed by tens of thousands of Pro-Palestine demonstrators descending on the conference to protest against US support of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

The gathering of 5,000 Democrat delegates, alongside at least 40,000 attendees, begins today and ends on Thursday. The Democratic presidential candidate kicks off the event as the favourite to win November’s election.