Netanyahu to take part in memorial ceremony for murdered Israeli embassy staffers

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

A mourner lights a candle during a vigil for the victims of the Capital Jewish Museum shooting outside of the White House on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two Israeli Embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were gunned down after an event at the museum by a man shouting slogans in support for Palestine. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
A mourner lights a candle during a vigil for the victims of the Capital Jewish Museum shooting outside of the White House on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two Israeli Embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were gunned down after an event at the museum by a man shouting slogans in support for Palestine. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will participate in a memorial ceremony Thursday morning for Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, the two Israeli embassy employees who were murdered in May.

The event will take place at the embassy in Washington, DC, at 10:30 a.m. local time.

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