Afternoon Update: two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in US; Coalition tries to mend split; and a ruinous relationship with an undercover cop

A man kneels next to emergency personnel at the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Good afternoon. Two Israeli embassy staff have been shot dead near a Washington DC Jewish museum. A suspect is in custody, after being apprehended by security staff while entering the museum. He was not on any security watchlists, and there were no heightened security threats before the shooting, officials said.

Police chief Pamela A Smith said when the suspect was taken into custody, he began chanting “free, free Palestine”.