PNN – Reuters has reported that the suspect in the attack and shooting of Israeli embassy staff in Washington has been arrested.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Reuters, the suspect in the shooting of Israeli embassy staff outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, the US capital, has been arrested.
According to Reuters, District of Columbia Police Chief Pamela Smith said the suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was chanting pro-Palestinian slogans during his arrest, saying, “I did this for Gaza.”
According to him, the suspect in police custody also shouted “Free Palestine.”
Shot from close range
In this incident, a man and a woman, whose identities have not yet been determined, were shot at close range as they were leaving the museum.
Read more:
Near the FBI field office
The incident occurred in an area where many government buildings are located, including the Washington field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesman for the Israeli embassy, ​​announced in a statement that the people killed in the shooting had attended a ceremony at the museum.
Police have launched a massive investigation, blocking several streets near the scene and quarantining the Georgetown University campus.
CBS reported that the suspect was wearing jeans and a blue jacket and was seen wandering around the museum before the shooting. The Israeli ambassador was not present at the scene of the shooting.
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Tel Aviv, described the attack as a “horrific act of terrorism”!
Security tightened across diplomatic buildings in Tel Aviv, Washington
Authorities are searching for other possible suspects and have increased security at diplomatic buildings and Jewish centers across Washington.
US Attorney General Pam Bundy and District of Columbia Attorney General Jeanine Piro were at the scene of the shooting.
US Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noam wrote in a post on the social network “X”: We will bring this evil agent to justice for his actions!
FBI Director Kash Patel also said he and his team had received a report of the shooting.
For the people of Gaza
American media released images of the moment Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old Chicago suspect, was arrested in the shooting incident in front of the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.; Rodriguez is seen shouting at the moment of his arrest: “Liberate Palestine”
ABC News reported, citing investigators, that Elias Rodriguez repeatedly made statements in defense of Palestine during interrogations, emphasizing that he did this for the people of Gaza.
Danny Danon, Tel Aviv’s ambassador to the United Nations, described the shooting as a “vicious anti-Semitic act of terrorism”!
Local media reported that a man and a woman affiliated with the embassy were killed in the shooting, and several others, including other Israeli embassy staff, were injured.
Trump: It’s horrible.
US President Trump called the attack and killing of Israeli embassy staff in Washington “horrific.”
Trump wrote in a message on his social network called “Truth Social”: These horrific killings in DC, which are clearly based on anti-Semitism, must stop now!
Weyferd: Hate speech and extremism have no place in America. Condolences to the families of the victims. It is sad that such things happen. May God bless you all!
Herzog: I was devastated.
Isaac Herzog, President of the Zionist regime, said: What I saw in the American capital devastated me.
The Israeli Foreign Minister also announced that he was in contact with American officials following the incident and warned that Israeli diplomats, especially in the current circumstances, are more at risk than ever.