Who were Yaron and Sarah, the Israeli diplomats murdered by a suspected Mexican?

The international diplomatic community is in shock following the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim , two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC , who were shot outside the Jewish Museum in Washington .

The attacker was identified as Elías Rodríguez , a 30-year-old man, resident in Chicago and, according to journalist Pascal Beltrán del Río, allegedly of Mexican origin .

Witnesses say that at the time of his arrest, he shouted “Free Palestine!” , which has led authorities to investigate the crime as a possible act of terrorism with anti-Semitic motivation .

Yaron Lischinsky , 28, was a young German-Israeli diplomat working as a political research assistant at the embassy.

For her part, Sarah Lynn Milgrim , an American citizen, worked in the area of ​​public diplomacy, where she was recognized for her work in interfaith dialogue and community cooperation .

The two were a couple and planned to get officially engaged next week in Jerusalem . According to the embassy, ​​Yaron had already purchased the ring. Colleagues and colleagues describe them as “ brilliant, dedicated, and deeply humane people .”

"The couple shot dead in the name of 'Free Palestine' was about to get engaged," the Israeli delegation declared. "Together we will stand firm and overcome the moral depravity of those who seek political gain through murder."

The crime has sparked profound outrage . “Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. There are no words to describe this pain,” the embassy added in a statement.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the attack, calling it an " act of terrorism ," and stated that, despite this tragedy, it will continue its diplomatic work around the world.

"We will not be deterred by terrorism. Our diplomats are on Israel's front line of defense," the Israeli government stated.

On the same day as the attack in Washington, another incident occurred that heightened diplomatic tensions: two Mexican representatives were attacked by the Israeli army during a field visit in Jenin, West Bank .

The affected diplomats were Pedro Blanco Pérez , head of the Mexican Representative Office in Palestine, and Julio César Escobedo Flores , his alternate representative.

Both were unharmed , but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported that Israeli soldiers fired shots to intimidate the delegation , which included representatives from 32 countries .

The Israeli military claimed that the delegation had entered an "unauthorized area," although the Foreign Ministry refuted this claim and stressed that there was no prior warning from any military authority.

The Mexican Foreign Ministry recalled that what happened violated Article 29 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations , which guarantees the inviolability of diplomatic agents .

"Mexico will request the Israeli Embassy in our country to provide the clarifications that the case warrants," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported through its official channels.