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Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in Washington (www.presstv.ir)

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The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which was hosting an American Jewish Committee event at the time of the incident.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the deaths in an X post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, "chanted 'Free, free Palestine,’ while in custody," she added.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The legal systems of both the US and Israel consider all government employees to be legitimate targets for summary execution, as they have demonstrated in Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Fair

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Their family members and neighbors world also be considered legitimate targets for summary execution by Israel and the US, incidentally.