WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police used pepper spray to disperse a protest opposing a congressional visit from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while inside the chamber, six family members of hostages taken captive in Gaza were detained after a demonstration calling for a cease-fire.

Capitol Police posted to social media that protesters from ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) were pepper-sprayed Wednesday after they “failed to obey our order to move back from our police…