Two Israeli embassy staff have been shot dead. The shooting took place outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC.

Two staff members from the Israeli embassy, a young couple, were shot at close range as they left an event - the organiser says the event was focused on helping people in Gaza.

Police have named Elias Rodriguez from Chicago as the only suspect. He wasn't on their radar before this incident. Officers say the suspect has "implied that he committed the offence" and chanted "free Palestine, free Palestine" while in custody.

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killings, posting on Truth Social that they were "obviously based on antisemitism".

Israel’s embassy in the US has named the couple shot dead in Washington as Yaron and Sarah.

Israeli media reports their full names are Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.

The victims “were in the prime of their lives,” the embassy posts on X, external. “A terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC,” it says.

The embassy says its staff are “heartbroken and devastated” by the murder.

“No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss. Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time.”

(Source: BBC)