At least two staffers with the Israeli embassy were reportedly shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night.
Reporter Josh Kraushaar of Jewish Insider broke the story on X.
“There was an event for young Israeli diplomats being held at the DC museum this evening,” said Kraushaar.
“Two Israeli Embassy staff killed, per source familiar with the shooting outside the DC Capital Jewish museum,” he added.
There was an event for young Israeli diplomats being held at the DC museum this evening.
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) May 22, 2025
One witness claimed that the individual who committed the killing shouted, “Free Palestine,” repeatedly while being escorted out by police.
“After the shooting a guy came inside [the museum] saying he saw it and needed water and a safe space, then whipped out a keffiyeh and yelled free Palestine a bunch before being escorted out by police,” the witness told Kraushaar.
Danny Dannon, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., called the shooting, “a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism” in a post on X.
“The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism,” he said. “Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives – everywhere in the world.”