"US Air Force Member Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in DC Protest"

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"US Air Force Member Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in DC Protest"
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A U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., in protest against the Israel-Hamas war has died. The airman, who filmed the protest and shouted "Free Palestine," was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but succumbed to them. The incident occurred as the Israel-Hamas war continues, and the airman's identity has not been released pending next of kin notification.

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