An active member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday, reportedly in protest of the war in Gaza.
Emergency responders rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) after receiving a call about a person on fire outside the Israeli Embassy, according to a message on X, formerly Twitter, by the capital’s fire department.
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Upon arrival, responders found that officers from the Secret Service had already extinguished the fire. The man was transported to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries, as confirmed by the fire department. While an Air Force spokesperson verified his active status, no further details were provided.
A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy stated that no staff were injured, and the man was “unknown” to them. US media reports suggested that the man livestreamed the incident on Twitch, wearing fatigues and declaring his refusal to be “complicit in genocide” before setting himself ablaze and shouting “Free Palestine!” AFP has been unable to immediately verify the footage, with the New York Times reporting its removal from Twitch.
This shocking act occurred amid increasing protests across the United States against Israel’s actions in Gaza, where it is engaged in a retaliatory war following an attack on October 7 by Hamas militants. With the death toll in Gaza nearing 30,000, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, international pressure is mounting on the United States to rein in its ally Israel and call for a ceasefire.
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