Suspect charged with murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington

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Suspect charged with murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington  Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged with killing Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside an event in Washington on Wednesday. He cited his support for Palestine as the motive.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/23/suspect-charged-with-murder-of-two-israeli-embassy-employees-in-washington  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The man arrested as the lone suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees

00:07was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

00:10Prosecutors said additional charges are likely as they investigate the incident

00:15as both a hate crime and an act of terrorism.

00:19After his arrest, the man told police,

00:21I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, according to the US federal authorities.

00:27The attack comes as Israel has launched a new campaign targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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