Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday (May 21) outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted “free Palestine,” authorities said, with US, Israeli and other world leaders expressing outrage over the killings.President Donald Trump condemned the attack in the heart of the US capital, saying: “These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!”Shots rang out on the sidewalk outside the Capital Jewish Museum as it held an event for young professionals and diplomatic staff.The victims were a young couple who planned to get married, the Israeli ambassador said.Israel’s foreign ministry identified them as Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, an American.Lischinsky was a research assistant at the Israeli embassy, while Milgrim worked for its public diplomacy department, according to their LinkedIn profiles. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTIONSUSPECT CHANTS “FREE, FREE PALESTINE”“WILD INCITEMENT AGAINST THE STATE OF ISRAEL”HOW HAVE OTHER ISRAELI OFFICIALS REACTED?“BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS”, ISRAELI MINISTER BLAMES YAIR GOLANOUTCRY AS ISRAELI TROOPS OPEN FIRE NEAR DIPLOMATS IN WEST BANK
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