A 31-year-old Illinois man has been charged with two counts of murder after opening fire 21 times on a young couple exiting an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., late Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint, shooting the victims in the back and then firing again at the woman as she tried to crawl away.

By Dedi Hayun, Emily Rose and Madeline Chambers JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When Jerusalem resident Ziv Halsband woke up to news that two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington had been shot dead,

The killings of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, come amid Israel’s renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip

The White House condemned the killing of two Israeli diplomats in Washington, DC, calling it a brutal act of anti-Semitism. President Trump vowed justice, and security has been heightened nationwide as the suspect remains in custody.

"There are so many moments where legitimate criticism of Israel and its conduct has crossed the line into antisemitism."

Authorities step up security following the Washington killings.

Groups that monitor hate crimes said the Hamas attack in 2023 and the subsequent war had helped fuel tens of thousands of anti-Jewish incidents globally, including cases of verbal abuse and violence.

The leading Democratic candidates, including Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, had lots to say about antisemitism and the attack.

Those responsible for the fatal attack against two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law," according to the White House.

A day after a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism shot two Israeli Embassy workers — a couple on the cusp of becoming engaged — many in the community are still processing what happened.