The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers outside an event at a Jewish museum in Washington reflects an “alarming” rise in antisemitism seen since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza.

The two staffers at the embassy, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed after being shot while leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening. A 30-year-old male suspect from Chicago was detained quickly after, having yelled “Free, free Palestine” as he was taken into custody.

“The murder of Yaron and Sarah at the AJC event in Washington D.C. reflects the alarming rise of anti-Semitic incitement since October 7th — fueled by false accusations against Israel,” the ministry said in a

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