Israeli Embassy staffers shot useless in Washington have been quickly to be engaged

Two Israeli Embassy workers members have been shot and killed outside a Jewish museum occasion in Washington DC on Wednesday. According to Israel’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, the victims have been a younger couple on the verge of engagement. Leiter knowledgeable that the person had simply purchased a hoop and deliberate to suggest in Jerusalem subsequent week.

“The younger man bought a hoop this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend subsequent week in Jerusalem. They have been a stupendous couple who got here to take pleasure in a night in Washington’s cultural heart,” Leiter mentioned.

Shortly after 9 pm ET on Wednesday, a person was seen pacing outdoors the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington, DC, the place the American Jewish Committee had simply hosted a reception for younger Jewish professionals in international coverage.

According to Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, the man approached a group of four people and opened fire, killing a person and girl who have been a pair.

The suspect then entered the museum and was detained by occasion safety. While in custody, he chanted “Free, free Palestine,” Smith mentioned.

The shooter was recognized as Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, with no prior police report. The assault, which occurred lower than a mile from the US Capitol and was extensively condemned by each American and Israeli officers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered heightened safety at Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide, calling the assault a “heinous act of antisemitism” and expressing heartbreak over the lack of the younger couple.

Ambassador Yechiel Leiter mentioned he obtained a name from former President Trump, who assured him that the White House would do “everything possible” to fight antisemitism.

On Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!”