The San Francisco Police Department responded to the Israeli Consulate Monday after nearly 100 anti-Israel demonstrators stormed and occupied the building before being removed.
Nearly 100 anti-Israel agitators stormed and occupied the lobby of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday, before police apprehended several for not leaving the grounds. FOX 2 in San Francisco reported that it was not immediately clear how many activists were detained, though a spokesperson for the consulate said roughly 100 demonstrators entered the building.
Protesters reportedly told the San Francisco Chronicle they would not leave unless forced to do so. Police then blocked the doors of the building and ordered the protesters to leave, the station reported. A spokesperson for the Consulate told Fox News Digital no staff members were injured. We are appalled, but not surprised, at the attempt by a handful of pro-Hamas rioters to violently compromise our ability to operate as a diplomatic mission. They will not succeed,' Consul General Marco Sermoneta said. 'The people who entered the lobby of the building where the Consulate is situated are the same people who have celebrated the rape, maiming, burning alive, and murder of hundreds of Israelis barely a day after October 7th.
We thank for their rapid response and will continue to ensure that we provide all services as usual.' he added.
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