Staff Members of Israeli Embassy Killed in Shooting Near Jewish Museum in DC

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim (Facebook)

 By George Thomas - Posted at CBN News:

Published May 22, 2025

"I did this for Gaza".

Those are the chilling words from the suspect in the murder of a Jewish couple outside a Washington, D.C., museum Wednesday night.

The couple, who were planning to be engaged in Jerusalem next week, were staff members at the Israeli embassy.

As the suspect was taken into custody, he shouted: "Free, free Palestine."

A visibly shaken witness recounted the moment he saw the shooter murder the young couple at close range.

"I was walking by and a guy came up and it looked like a gun," said John Elleson. "I couldn't tell what it was, but I heard it afterward, the shots. And he shot this young couple."

The victims – Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim – were planning to get engaged.

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