Two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot dead near a Jewish museum on Wednesday evening. Home Minister Christie Nom gave this information.
NoM informed about two employees killed in a shootout outside the ‘Capital Jewish Museum’ in a post on X. The museum is located some distance from the FBI’s Regional Office in the country’s capital.
Attorney General Palm Bondi said he is present at the scene along with former Judge Genin Piro. Piro serves as an American Attorney in Washington. Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, called the firing as a “disgusting act of anti -Jewish terrorism”.
The police did not give detailed information about the firing incident till late Wednesday night. Danon said in a post on ‘X’, “We are confident that American officials will take strict action against those responsible for this criminal act.” Israel will continue to work strongly for the safety of its citizens and representatives worldwide.