US Air Force member sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
According to a representative for the Metropolitan police Department, the man's condition is still serious as of sunday afternoon. An air Force spokesman verified that an airman on active duty was engaged in the incident.
Protests against the Gaza war have consistently targeted Israel's embassy. Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been sparked across the US by the Gaza war. After 1,200 Israelis were murdered and 253 hostages were taken in a cross-data-border raid by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organisation that controls Gaza, on october 7, riots broke out.
According to Palestinian health officials, Israeli forces have now launched a military operation against the coastal enclave, destroying most of it and killing up to 30,000 people.