A PROTESTER has spent three months in the hospital after wrapping herself in a Palestine flag and setting it on fire in a worrying scene outside an Israeli consulate.

The woman’s apparent act of protest against the Israel-Hamas War came months before US Air Force engineer Aaron Bushnell, 25, screamed “Free Palestine” and set himself on fire on Sunday.

Bushnell, who livestreamed the shocking protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Twitch, was declared dead on Monday morning.

In videos shared on social media, Bushnell, who was wearing his fatigues, was heard saying he could “no longer be complicit in genocide.”

He said that what he was about to endure was minimal compared to the suffering of Palestinians then doused himself in a liquid from a metal water bottle and set himself on fire.

The disturbing act came after Bushnell reportedly emailed reporters and warned them of his self-proclaimed “extreme act of protest.”

Since the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas invaded the Gaza Strip on October 7, protests have raged worldwide, with Palestine supporters urging for a ceasefire deal.

More than 28,000 Palestinians have died since Israel returned fire on Hamas with a shocking show of force, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

More than 1,200 Israelis have been killed in the carnage and hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents have been displaced with little access to aid.

However, a peace treaty could be in the works as Israel and Hamas officials are set to discuss a six-week ceasefire in Qatar this week.

DISTURBING DETAILS

Bushnell’s death came approximately three months after another protester was found burning in front of the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 1.

That woman, who hasn’t been named, is still in the hospital in critical condition after suffering second- and third-degree burns to 40% of her body, a spokesperson with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department told The U.S. Sun on Monday.

The Atlanta Police Department got word about the fire at around 12:30 pm and rushed to the building to find her severely injured, but still breathing, according to an incident report obtained by The U.S. Sun.

A security officer tried to help the woman and also suffered burns to his hands and arms.

He was treated and released from the hospital, the fire department said.

Two gas cans and the remnants of a Palestine flag were found at the scene.

Detectives searched the woman’s car and found only bags of household trash in the trunk.

Later that day, they got a search warrant for an apartment.

Nobody was in the apartment and officials found a Quran in the bedroom along with an Arabic dictionary, a Hebrew dictionary, and a “Drug use for grown-ups” book on a shelf among other books.

A laptop computer and a thumb drive were both seized before officials left and locked the doors.

BUSHNELL’S DEATH

Bushnell, an airman based in San Antonio, Texas, was seen burning for one minute before collapsing to the ground.

First responders raced to the scene at about 1 pm and found that the Secret Service’s uniformed division had put out the fire.

The airman was taken to the hospital with grave injuries and died hours later.

No embassy staff members were injured and everyone was accounted for afterward, an embassy spokesperson said.

Bushnell reportedly posted a message on Facebook in the hours before he set himself on fire.

“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?’ The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now,” he reportedly wrote alongside a link to his Twitch stream.

Bushnell’s death has been regarded by Palestinian supporters online as an act of bravery and an example of how the war has left people desperate for change.

“We honor the memory of Aaron Bushnell and his heroic act of protest,” tech workers with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign said in a statement released by Justice Speaks on Monday.

“We, along with tens of thousands of tech workers around the world, join Aaron in his refusal to be complicit, and call for all tech workers of conscience to follow suit.”

They called on top tech companies to stop providing technology to Israel and its military.

A Pentagon spokesperson described Bushnell’s death as a “tragic event” during a press conference on Monday.

In his LinkedIn profile, Bushnell described himself as an aspiring software engineer who was looking to transition out of the armed forces.

He also worked for a small Christian publishing house for a couple of years before joining the military.

More details on Bushnell’s status in the armed forces are set to be revealed by the Air Force 24 hours after his next of kin is notified of his death, a spokesperson said.