A day after a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism shot two Israeli Embassy workers — a couple on the cusp of becoming engaged — many in the community are still processing what happened.

Authorities step up security following the Washington killings.

Top White House and Justice officials tied the brazen shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers to ongoing campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

Two young Israeli diplomats, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in an act of antisemitic violence, prompting a community vigil in Davis, California, and a call for solidarity and vigilance.

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.

Those responsible for the fatal attack against two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law," according to the White House.

"There are so many moments where legitimate criticism of Israel and its conduct has crossed the line into antisemitism."

A 31-year-old Illinois man has been charged with two counts of murder after opening fire 21 times on a young couple exiting an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., late Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint,