US Air Force man died after setting himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy in protest over Gaza genocide

The man said he was an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force. A spokeswoman for the Air Force and he is protesting against the Gaza genocide. “I will no longer be complicit in genocide, ” he said ” While burning, he repeatedly yelled “Free Palestine.”

Washington, DC- A man died after setting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., the District Fire Department confirmed the news.

D.C. Fire and EMS said that units responded just before 1 p.m. and discovered a man with burn injuries in front of the embassy. He was transported to an area hospital with critical and life-threatening injuries.

A man sets himself on fire in front of Israeli embassy in Washington, DC

A spokesperson from the Secret Service told DailyMail.com, ‘The U.S. Secret Service, Uniformed Division responded to the 3400 Block of International Drive, NW, DC regarding an individual that was experiencing a possible medical emergency.’

Incident outside of Israel’s Embassy in Washington DC. This the scenes a few minutes ago.. pic.twitter.com/a78Zvtx6E9

— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) February 25, 2024

‘DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene and treated the individual prior to transport to an area hospital.’

A similar incident occurred in December when a protester self-immolated at the Israeli consulate in Atlanta. Authorities discovered a Palestinian flag near the consulate, part of the protest against Israel’s ongoing military action in the Gaza Strip.

It was not immediately clear if the man on fire in D.C. was also protesting the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza where nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children since October 7, 2023

US AIR FOPRCE MAN

The man said he was an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force. A spokeswoman for the Air Force, Ann Stefanek, said they had not yet identified the man or verified whether he is in the service.

Since the Israel-Gaza war began just over four months ago, at least 29,629 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and says 240 soldiers have been killed since the start of its military operation in Gaza.

story developing