A United States military service member has set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in an apparent protest over the war in Gaza, authorities say.
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The man was transported to an area hospital on Sunday afternoon after the fire was put out by US Secret Service officers, DC Fire and EMS posted online.
The man was in a critical condition, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said on Sunday afternoon.
An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that the incident involved an active-duty airman.
"I will no longer be complicit in genocide," said the man, wearing military fatigues, in a video he broadcast live on the internet, the New York Times reported.
He then doused himself in a clear liquid and set himself on fire, screaming "Free Palestine", the Times said.
Local police and the Secret Service are investigating the incident.
Israel's embassy has been the target of continued protest against the war in Gaza.
The war in Gaza has led to pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests in the US.
The protests started after October 7 when Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that rules Gaza, killed 1200 Israelis and seized 253 hostages in a cross-border attack.
Since then, Israeli forces have waged a military campaign against the coastal enclave, laying much of it to waste, with almost 30,000 people dead, according to Palestinian health officials.
In December, a protester set herself on fire outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta.
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