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US airman sets himself on fire outside Israel embassy to protest ‘genocide’

Aaron Bushnell walking towards the gate of the Israeli embassy [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]

An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza.

Aaron Bushnell, 25, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday with “critical life-threatening injuries”, according to the US capital’s fire department.

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