Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon described the shooting as “a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism” in a post on X. The shooting, which took place in the area of 3rd and F Street NW, killed a man and a woman, who have not yet been publicly identified. Others, including Israeli embassy employees, were injured.

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot as they left an event at the city's Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening.

Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot as they exited the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, authorities and officials said.

The annual tennis tournament announced its first round of player commitments for the July event at Rock Creek Park.

A Washington DC shooting eyewitness recalled her encounter with the man who shot and killed two Israeli embassy staff on Wednesday, 21 May. “ I actually offered him, gave him water. Unbeknownst to me was I that I was looking evil in the eye,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with US Attorney General Pam Bondi following antisemitic murder in Washington, DC, condemning the attack as the deadly result of incitement and ordering heightened security at Israeli missions worldwide.

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area