An American airman self-sacrificed outside the Israeli embassy to protest what he called 'genocide'

An active duty airman allegedly expressed his refusal to be involved in genocide before setting himself on fire.

According to officials, a member of the United States military set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in an apparent protest against Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The individual, identified as Aaron Bushnell, 25, was swiftly transported to the hospital on Sunday with injuries described as critical and life-threatening by the US capital’s fire department.

Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene shortly before 1pm (18:00 GMT) following a report of a person on fire outside the Israeli embassy. Upon arrival, they discovered that officers from the US Secret Service had already extinguished the flames. The US Air Force verified that the incident involved an active duty airman.

Reports from US media indicate that Bushnell broadcasted himself on Twitch, clad in fatigues, stating his refusal to be complicit in genocide. He proceeded to douse himself in liquid before igniting flames while shouting “Free Palestine!” until he collapsed. The video has since been removed from Twitch.

Local law enforcement confirmed an investigation into the incident and mentioned the dispatch of explosive ordinance disposal units to assess a suspicious vehicle possibly linked to the individual. However, no hazardous materials were discovered. The Israeli embassy assured the safety of its staff to the New York Times.

My knowledge cut-off date is January 2022. As of that time, Hamas was designated as a terrorist organization by numerous countries, including the United States, Israel, and the European Union, among others.

Following that period, Israeli forces have conducted a military operation in the coastal enclave, causing extensive destruction, with nearly 30,000 casualties reported by Palestinian health authorities.

In December, a demonstrator self-immolated outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta. A Palestinian flag was discovered nearby, indicating that the action was a form of “extreme political protest.”

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