Angry protesters have thrown hundreds of spoons towards the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators chanted “Free, Free Palestine” while throwing over 460 spoons in front of the gate of the embassy.
تضامنا مع أسرى " #نفق_الحرية " الستة.. متظاهرون يلقون مئات الملاعق أمام سفارة الاحتلال في العاصمة الأمريكية 🇺🇸 .. #شاهد⏬ pic.twitter.com/436rRbUiPY
— Arabi21 TV (@Arabi21TV) September 14, 2021
According to media sources, protesters have gathered on Monday in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington to support the six Palestinians who managed to flee one of the occupation’s maximum security jails- Gilboa prison.
Pro-Palestinian activists used spoons to symbolize the way the prisoners dug the huge tunnel they used to break free.
In a symbolic move, pro-#Palestine activists have left spoons in front of Israeli embassy in #Washington to taunt them about the #Palestinian #freedom fighters who broke Gilboa Prison last week by digging out with spoons. pic.twitter.com/3BVdnsnXBN
— yasar Basha (@yasar_baasha520) September 15, 2021
Six Palestinians broke out of Gilboa prison last week amid a wave of support and maze over the method the prisoners used to escape one of the most fortified prisons in Israel. However, the Israeli forces recaptured four of them a few days after their escape.
Following their recapture near the city of Nazareth, the four Palestinian prisoners, were taken to court in northern Israel to face trial and to undergo an investigation.
Protesters throw spoons in front of Israel’s embassy in Washington in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. pic.twitter.com/MOEZpzTqQo
— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) September 14, 2021
According to media sources, the Palestinian Prisoners are Mahmoud Ardah, Mohammed Ardah, Iham Kamamji, Yaqoub Qadri and Munadil Infaat - who are members of the militant group Islamic Jihad.
The 6th one, Zakaria Zubeidi, was a commander of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade in Jenin. In 2019, he was detained by Israeli forces on suspicion of involvement in a number of shooting attacks and was standing trial.