Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were a couple and "in the prime of their lives" before they were killed, Israel's embassy in the US says
The suspect has been detained and identified by police as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago
Police say he shouted "free Palestine" after being taken into custody, and officers will "look into ties to potential terrorism"
US President Trump says the attack is "so sad" and "based obviously on antisemitism"
Benjamin Netanyahu says security will be increased at Israeli embassies worldwide, while Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the shooting was a "direct result of toxic, antisemitic incitement against Israel and Jews around the world"
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram are the victims of this crime. The couple was shot dead as they were leaving an event at the museum shortly after 21:00 local time last night. The suspect has been detained and identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago. Police said he shouted 'free Palestine' after being taken into custody.
Again from the BBC:
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar says the shooting is a result of "toxic antisemitic incitement" against Israelis and Jewish people around the world in the wake of the 7 Oct. 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel.
Sa'ar says the "incitement" was also sparked by leaders and officials of many countries and international organisations, especially from Europe. Earlier this week, multiple countries described Israel's new offensive in Gaza as "wholly disproportionate" - a statement that Israel's minister for diaspora affairs argues has "emboldened the forces of terror".
The UK, France, Germany and the European Union have all voiced their condemnation for the attack, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying "antisemitisim is an evil we must stamp out wherever it appears."
Comments
Post a Comment