A man set himself on fire this Sunday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington and remained hospitalized in critical condition this afternoon, the U.S. capital’s Fire and Rescue Service said.
“Upon arrival we found an adult, apparently a man, who had previously been found engulfed in flames; The fire was put out by officers. of the secret service in plain clothes,” said a member of the fire brigade, Sputnik news agency reports.
Emergency medical services and fire authorities reported that the accident occurred this afternoon, citing US newspaper The Independent.
The Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post explained that the emergency medical services and firefighters of the American capital arrived on the scene at 1pm local time, in response to a call from the embassy.
There they found the man outside the embassy with serious injuries due to burns.
The firefighters added it The man was taken to hospital in critical condition.with fatal burns.
The man arrived at the hospital unconscious and it was not known whether he had regained consciousness, the district fire brigade told the American digital newspaper The Hill.
Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Walla reported that no embassy staff were injured.
A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in the United States. Photo by AFPAccording to a statement released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the embassy did not know the man, the Times of Israel newspaper reported.
The causes of the incident are still under investigation.
Protests are often organized in Washington against the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip and US military aid to Israel.
October 7 was led by the Palestinian movement Hamas an attack against more than 20 Israeli communitiesresulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and approximately 5,500 injuries and taking approximately 240 hostages, including approximately 100 released weeks later during prisoner exchanges.
In retaliation, Israel has declared war on Hamas and began a bombing campaign on Gaza, which has so far resulted in the deaths of over 29,600 Palestinians and the wounding of over 69,800, mostly women and children.
Likewise, Israel has imposed a total blockade on the Palestinian enclave, cutting off the supply of water, food, medicine, electricity and fuel.
Source: Clarin
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