U.S. airman who set himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in apparent act of protest has died
A U.S. military service member who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington over the weekend, in an apparent act of protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, has died, local police said on Monday.
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A U.S. military service member who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington over the weekend, in an apparent act of protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, has died, local police said on Monday.