A White House The fence was vandalized Saturday night with red paint as pro-Palestinian protesters shook the gate of an entrance to the executive mansion while some chanted “F–k Joe Biden,” the New York Post reported.
Later in the evening, protesters were seen attempting to scale the wrought iron gates of the White House.
Protesters also covered the statue of General Marquis de Lafayette in nearby Lafayette Park with graffiti and Palestinian flags, according to social media posts.
Protesters gathered against The Biden administration’s support for Israel in the war against Hamas. Some outside the White House were heard chanting “Fk Joe Biden.”
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Vandalism in the form of handprints painted red on the Northwest Gate of the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue NW, after thousands of anti-Israel protesters marched toward the White House, calling for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas, in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Pro-Palestinian protesters chanted “F— Joe Biden” in front of the White House. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
A video shared by the Daily Caller shows a protester, brandishing a Palestinian flag, climbing halfway up the fence the White House.
The other demonstrators applauded and continued to chant “free and free Palestine” in unison.
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Protesters were seen shaking the White House fence. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
The U.S. Secret Service said everything was resolved without incident.”
“Protesters are beginning to disperse from the area and the attempted entry gate intrusion was handled without incident by Secret Service Uniformed Division officers and support teams,” said Anthony Guglielmi , chief of communications for the Secret Service. “At this time, no arrests have been made by Secret Service personnel.”
Fox News Digital has contacted the White House for comment.
The war in Gaza began on October 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Since then, thousands of people have died on both sides.
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Protesters called out President Biden for his support for Israel. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in the capital on Saturday. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
“We came here to make our voices and our hearts heard and hope that we will change the way people perceive this conflict,” protester Manar Ghanayem told the Washington Post. “Every human being has the right to basic human rights, not to kill children, not to torture people,” she said.
Pro-Palestinian activists wave their flags as they demonstrate outside the White House during a pro-Palestinian demonstration demanding a cease-fire in Gaza, in Washington on Saturday. (AP Photo/José Luis Magana)
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Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Group, told the Post that protesters “wholeheartedly support a murderous terrorist organization that has massacred 1,400 Israelis in cold blood and taken many civilians hostage, including our own country. , misinformed and reactionary, and history will judge that they sided with supporting terrorists against a democracy trying to defend itself. »
