Airman dies after self-immolating in protest against attacks on Gaza

WASHINGTON/GAZA — An active-duty member of the US Air Force, who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington in an apparent act of protest against Israeli raids on Gaza, has died, the military and local police said on Monday.

Senior airman Aaron Bushnell, 25, a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron, died from injuries sustained in the incident, the Air Force said in a statement.

"When a tragedy like this occurs, every member of the Air Force feels it," US Air Force Colonel Celina Noyes said in the statement.