FBI Investigating Fatal Shootings of Israeli Embassy Staffers in Washington as ‘Act of Terror’

The FBI is investigating the fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington as a terrorist act, the agency’s deputy director said in a statement on Thursday. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino wrote in a post on social media platform X that the “act of terror” has the FBI’s “full attention” and added that severe penalties will be pursued in the case. Further updates will be provided shortly on the case, he said. “Targeted acts of anti-Semitic violence are typically carried out by spineless, gutless cowards,” he wrote in the post. “And the penalties will be harsh as we tighten up this investigation and run down any additional leads.”...