A member of the US air force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday.
In a video that was live-streamed on the internet, the man said he was a member of the US air force and that he could no longer be ‘complicit in genocide’. After he had set himself on fire, he was heard shouting ‘Free Palestine’.
The man identified himself as Aaron Bushnell, but some news outlets said his identity had not been confirmed.
Members of the US Secret Service extinguished the flames and the man was taken to hospital.
According to the New York Times Bushnell died as a result of his injuries.