Two staff members from the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot dead near the Jewish Museum.
The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the capital Jewish Museum, holding an event for the American Jewish Commission at the time of the incident.
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem announced the death on the X-Post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to share more information.”
Israeli Embassy spokesman Tal Naim Cohen confirmed that two staff members were shot “at close range” while attending the event.
In a post on X, Israeli diaspora minister Amichai Chikuri nominated Yaron Lisinsky, 28, whose death was killed by one of the embassy employees.
The second victim was also identified as Sarah Milgrim, a Jewish American who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington.
Washington Police Chief Pamela Smith said one suspect who saw him roaming outside the museum before the event was arrested.
The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, “speeched “free, free Palestine” while in custody,” she added.
Anger against Israel has been on the rise worldwide since October 7, 2023, when the regime launched the war of massacres in the Gaza Strip.
More than 19 months after the brutal attack, the occupying regime failed to meet the target declared in Gaza, despite killing at least 53,655 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounding 121,950 people.
Israeli and US officials argued that the shooting was driven by anti-Semitism, the term commonly used to justify the onslaught of Gaza and crackdowns on Palestinian parental protests.
President Donald Trump denounced the incident on his true social media platform, saying, “On the basis of obvious anti-Semitism, these horrifying DC murders must now end! Hatred and extremism have no place in America.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to “track those responsible and bring them to justice.”
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the filming a “depressing anti-Semitic terrorist attack.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said security will be strengthened at embassies of governments around the world.
Far-right Israeli heritage minister Amichey Eliyahu denounced the attack on former deputy chief of staff on Wednesday and current head of the Democratic Party, Oia Golan.
In response, Golan said discourses from Israeli ministers, including supporters of racist Rabbi Meia Kahane, allowed the attack and caused Israel’s unprecedented diplomatic isolation.
He also vowed to replace Netanyahu’s regime and “restore security in all Jews, Israel and anywhere in the world.”
(Source: Press TV)