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On 21 May 2025, two Israeli Embassy staff were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, shouted 'Free Palestine' during his arrest.

Elias Rodriguez of Chicago told officers from the Metropolitan Police Department at the scene: ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, I am unarmed’

France has condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington as an “abhorrent act of anti-Semitic barbarity”, after a gunman opened fire outside a Jewish museum late Wednesday shouting “Free Palestine”. French political leaders also expressed solidarity with the victims and their families while warning against rising anti-Semitism.

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were fatally shot while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.

The suspected gunman has been named by police as Elias Rodriguez, 30

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine," authorities said, with US officials and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over the killings.

The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech Wednesday that drew loud boos and chants of “free Palestine” from graduating students.

Two were arrested in demonstrations, one of whom appeared to be in graduation robes