According to ABC television, the victims of the shooting on Wednesday evening at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington was a man and a woman associated with the Israeli embassy in the US capital.
Shooting in Washington. “Depraved act of anti -Semitic terrorism”
This information was confirmed by the head of the National Security Ministry Kristi Noem.
“Two employees of the Israeli embassy were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington. We are actively investigating and working on obtaining more information to be made available. Please pray for prayer for the families of the victims. We will bring this broken perpetrator before the justice” – she wrote on platform X.
As the Israeli ambassador at the UN Danny Danon said, the assault was to take place during the event in the museum. Danon said it was “a depraved act of anti -Semitic terrorism.”
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“The harm of the Jewish community exceeds the red line. We are convinced that the US authorities will take decisive actions against people responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act strongly to protect their citizens and representatives – everywhere in the world” – he declared.
The perpetrator was arrested. He shouted slogans about “free Palestine”
According to the head of the Washington police Pamela Smith, the suspect in connection with the shooting was detained. The policewoman pointed out that the man was watched walking there and returned outside the museum, and then “approached the group of four people, pulled out the gun and opened fire, hitting two victims.” During the arrest, the man shouted “Free Palestine”.
– The couple who were shot tonight in the name of “Free Palestine” was a young couple who was supposed to engage in – said Israel's ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter. – The young man bought a ring this week with the intention of proposal to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. They were a beautiful couple – he added.
