- Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot in Washington D.C. while leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.
- The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, shouted "Free, free Palestine" upon arrest, police said.
- The victims were a young couple about to be engaged. The man was Israeli and the woman an American employee of the embassy, sources said.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack as "horrific" and “antisemitic”, attributing it to rising antisemitism and “wild incitement” against Israel.
- The shooting occurs amid heightened tensions due to Israel's ongoing campaign in Gaza against Hamas, resulting in a significant humanitarian crisis.
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