A pro-Palestinian man is in custody after allegedly killing two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. late Wednesday. Police said the victims were a young couple who were about to be engaged.

Interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Thursday said the fatal shooting of two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington appears to be a “death penalty eligible case” as she announced charges against the suspect.

Groups that monitor hate crimes said the Hamas attack in 2023 and the subsequent war had helped fuel tens of thousands of anti-Jewish incidents globally, including cases of verbal abuse and violence.

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum