Washington, May 23 -- Several people from various walks of life gathered outside the White House to pay tribute to Israeli Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim who were shot dead outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.

People held a vigil outside the White House, organised by a friend of the victims.

The people gathered there prayed for the deceased. They expressed concern over the safety of Jews in the US.

People gathered in large numbers at the solemn occasion to pay tributes to the Israeli diplomats. They waved flags of Israel and the US.

Speaking to ANI, Lisa Kagel, who was there to pay tribute to the couple, said that the Jewish community is sad and angry about how the young coupl...