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Two Israeli embassy staff killed in Washington DC shooting

A suspect is in custody after the shooting at an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.

Two Israeli embassy staff have been shot dead after an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were a couple and "in the prime of their lives" before they were killed, Israel's embassy in the US says.

We also hear from Palestinians in the UK, Canada and France, after all three countries threatened concrete steps in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza.

And we fact check the extraordinary White House meeting between President Trump and President Ramaphosa with colleagues in South Africa and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Verify.

(Photo: A man with an Israeli flag draped on his shoulders near the scene where two people were shot and killed near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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