Netanyahu: Security to be stepped up in Israeli missions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said security will be stepped up at Israeli embassies around the world, after two Israeli embassy staff members were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

In a statement by his office, Netanyahu said he’s “shocked by the horrifying antisemitic murder,” adding that he was updated on the details by the Israeli ambassador to the US and by US Attorney General Pam Bondi, the latter of whom said America will bring the murderer to justice.

Netanyahu thanked Bondi and US President Donald Trump “for standing clearly against antisemitism.”