News - Middle East: A pro-Palestine protester has set herself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, in protest against the regime atrocities in the besieged Gaza Strip.

As per police and fire department officials on Friday, the protester, whose identity remains undisclosed, was draped in the Palestinian flag and used gasoline for self-immolation. She was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition with serious burns.
A security guard who tried to intervene also sustained burns to his arm and leg and has been hospitalized.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum emphasized the self-immolation of the protester was not an act of terrorism, and there were no threats against the Israeli consulate which was in no danger.
The incident comes amid a wave of pro-Palestine protests across the US and beyond. Thousands have marched in Washington, DC, Ohio, Utah, and California against the Israeli regime forces siege on the innocent people of the Gaza Strip.
Similar protest marches have been held in major cities of countries across the globe. The protesters demand a ceasefire in Gaza as the regime forces continue pounding the Palestinians in the region with nonstop airstrikes, shelling, and direct ground attacks.