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Two Israeli Embassy employees killed successful D.C.
World leaders reacted Thursday greeting to the killing of 2 Israeli embassy staffers extracurricular the Jewish Museum successful Washington D.C., arsenic the Israeli authorities blamed the onslaught connected "antisemitic incitement" by different countries, "especially from Europe."
Washington's main of constabulary said the fishy successful the attack, identified arsenic a Chicago man, shouted "free, escaped Palestine," arsenic helium was taken into custody.
"These horrible D.C. killings, based evidently connected antisemitism, indispensable end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism person nary spot successful the USA," President Trump said successful a connection connected his Truth Social platform. "Condolences to the families of the victims. So bittersweet that specified things arsenic this tin happen! God Bless You ALL!"
European Union overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas said she was, "shocked by the shooting of 2 Israeli embassy unit successful Washington DC."
"There is and should beryllium nary spot successful our societies for hatred, extremism, oregon antisemitism. I widen my condolences to the families of the victims and the radical of Israel," Kallas said successful a connection posted connected societal media.
The Israeli Embassy posted a photograph of the 2 victims of the shooting extracurricular the Jewish Capital Museum successful Washington, D.C. connected the nighttime of May 21, 2025. Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were employees astatine the embassy.
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Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said connected societal media that: "Nothing tin warrant antisemitic violence." He said his thoughts were with the Israeli embassy and the families of those killed successful "the insidious murder."
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said connected societal media that, "the execution of 2 members of the Israeli embassy adjacent the Jewish Museum successful Washington is an abhorrent enactment of antisemitic barbarity. Nothing tin warrant specified violence."
Barrot said his "thoughts spell to their loved ones, their colleagues, and the State of Israel."
U.K. Foreign Minister David Lammy said connected societal media that helium was "horrified by the sidesplitting of 2 Israeli Embassy unit successful DC. We condemn this appalling, antisemitic crime."
In a televised statement, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar blamed the onslaught connected "toxic, antisemitic incitement against Israel and Jews astir the satellite that has been going connected since October 7th."
A bystander prays adjacent the Capital Jewish Museum successful Washington D.C., May 21, 2025, aft 2 Israeli Embassy unit members were fatally changeable aft attending an lawsuit astatine the depository earlier successful the evening.
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Sa'ar said this "incitement," which helium called "modern humor libel," had been coming from "leaders and officials of galore countries and planetary organizations, particularly from Europe."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said connected societal media: "We are witnesser to the unspeakable outgo of antisemitism and chaotic incitement against the State of Israel. Blood libels against Israel person a outgo successful humor and indispensable beryllium fought to the utmost."
European leaders person been progressively outspoken successful condemning Israel's months-long blockade of humanitarian nutrient and aesculapian assistance entering Gaza — which planetary groups said enactment the full colonisation of the Palestinian territory astatine hazard of starvation. Israel did let a constricted fig of trucks carrying nutrient and different supplies to participate Gaza this week following aggravated planetary pressure, including from the United States.
The warfare successful Gaza began aft Hamas, a U.S. and Israeli-designated violent group, attacked Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting astir 1,200 radical and taking 251 arsenic hostages.
The Hamas-run ministry of wellness successful Gaza says much than 53,600 Palestinians, chiefly women and children, person been killed by Israel successful Gaza since.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that information would beryllium accrued astatine Israeli embassies astir the satellite successful effect to the shooting.
Haley Ott is the CBS News Digital planetary reporter, based successful the CBS News London bureau.
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