The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staff members outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC has been charged with first-degree murder, as well as murder of foreign officials and related firearm charges.

The President led U.S. lawmakers in condemning the killings and said they were "based obviously on antisemitism."

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged. The suspect shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested.

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A day after the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, TIME spoke with three rabbis grappling with the aftermath

The man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.” Elias Rodriguez also shouted “Free Palestine,

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.