Two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in an armed attack near the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., at around 9:00 p.m. local time. The suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, was arrested at the scene after shouting “Free Palestine.”
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the attack and vowed justice, while the FBI launched a hate crime and terrorism investigation.
Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.
Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.
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