A person, standing behind police tape, talks on his mobile phone exterior the Capital Jewish Museum following a taking pictures that left two individuals useless, in Washington, DC, on Might 21, 2025. Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON — Two Israeli embassy staffers had been shot useless late Wednesday exterior a Jewish museum in Washington, officers stated, with the US authorities and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the assault.
“Two Israeli Embassy employees had been senselessly killed tonight,” US Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media.
Gunfire broke out on the sidewalk exterior the Capital Jewish Museum, in what’s being known as an act of anti-Semitism by Israeli leaders.
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Washington officers confirmed the shooter was in custody.
A person was seen pacing exterior the museum earlier than opening hearth, hitting a person and a lady, officers instructed native media. The suspect shouted “Free Palestine” whereas he was arrested, they stated.
“The deadly taking pictures that came about exterior the occasion that came about on the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. — during which Israeli embassy workers had been additionally injured — is a wicked act of anti-Semitic terrorism,” Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, stated.
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“Harming diplomats and the Jewish group is crossing a purple line.
“We’re assured that the US authorities will take robust motion towards these accountable for this legal act. Israel will proceed to behave resolutely to guard its residents and representatives — all over the place on the planet.” /dl
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