The Latest Breaking News on Suspect charged with murder in shooting of Israeli embassy staffers

Elias Rodriguez is suspected of shooting two Israeli embassy staff members

Yaron Lischinsky, 30, was just days away from proposing to Sarah Milgrim, 26, who grew up in Kansas

The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged

The Israeli embassy staffers killed outside the Jewish Museum on Wednesday had just attended an event focused on bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza

The attack has prompted Israeli missions to beef up security

Elias Rodriguez was arrested for the killing of Israeli embassy staffers at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C

Charged suspect Elias Rodriguez, who shouted ‘free Palestine’ after his arrest, has alleged ties to a left-wing group

France has condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington as an “abhorrent act of anti-Semitic barbarity”, after a gunman opened fire outside a Jewish museum late Wednesday shouting “Free Palestine”. French political leaders also expressed solidarity with the victims and their families while warning against rising anti-Semitism.

In tributes to the pair, Lischinsky was described as a ‘clever and inspiring person’ while Milgrim was said to have an ‘unwavering belief’ in peace and equality