U.S. airman dies after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy

A man enters the Israeli embassy, near pictures of hostages in Gaza, in Washington, D.C., on Monday. An airman has died after self-immolating in what he said on social media was an act of protest against Israel's war in Gaza. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Aaron Bushnell, 25, died in the hospital after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday in what he said on social media was an act of protest against Israel's war in Gaza.

Bushnell was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and based in San Antonio, Texas, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said. He was pronounced dead at 8:06 p.m. ET Sunday.