Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside of White House
Pro-Palestinian protesters reportedly smeared paint on and shook a fence outside the White House and vandalized on a statue in Lafayette Park.
A White House fence was vandalized Saturday night with red paint as pro-Palestinian protesters shook the gate to one entrance to the executive mansion as some chanted "F--k Joe Biden," the New York Post reported.
Later in the evening, protesters were seen attempting to climb up the White House's wrought-iron gates.
The demonstrators also covered the General Marquis de Lafayette Statue in nearby Lafayette Park with graffiti and Palestinian flags, according to social media posts.
The protesters were rallying against the Biden administration's support of Israel in the war against Hamas. Some outside the White House were heard chanting "F--k Joe Biden."
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Vandalism in the form of red-painted hand prints on the northwest gate of the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue NW, after thousands of anti-Israel protestors marched to the White House, calling for an end to the Israel - Hamas war, in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 4, 2023. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Pro-Palestine protesters chanted "F--- Joe Biden" outside of the White House. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Video shared by the Daily Caller showed a protester, waving a Palestinian flag, climb half-way up the fence of the White House.
Fellow demonstrators cheered and continued chanting, "Free, free Palestine," in unison.
Demonstrators also chanted, "Allahu akbar" and "Cease-fire now!"
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The protesters were seen shaking a White House fence. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
The U.S. Secret Service said everything was addressed without incident."
"Demonstrators are beginning to disperse from the area and the attempted gate trespass from earlier was handled without incident by Secret Service Uniformed Division officers and support teams," Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, said. "As of now, no arrests have been made by Secret Service personnel."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
The war in Gaza started on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Thousands have died on both sides since then.
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The protesters called out President Biden for his support of Israel. (Rod Lamkey/CNP for Fox News Digital)
Thousands of Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in the capital on Saturday. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
"We came here to let our voices be heard and our hearts and hoping we’ll change the way people see this conflict," demonstrator Manar Ghanayem told the Washington Post. "Every human is entitled to basic human rights, not killing kids, not torturing people," she said.
Pro-Palestine activists wave their flags as they protest outside of The White House during a pro-Palestinian demonstration asking for a cease fire in Gaza in Washington Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Ron Halber, executive director for the Jewish Community Relations Group, told the Post, the demonstrators "are wholeheartedly supporting a homicidal terrorist organization that slaughtered 1,400 Israelis in cold blood and has taken numerous civilians hostage including from our own country. They are just incredibly misguided, uninformed and reactionary, and history will judge they have put themselves on the side of supporting terrorists versus a democracy trying to defend itself."
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