New Delhi, May 22 -- Two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot dead by a gunman in Washington were about to get engaged.

Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, an American, were killed as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum - about 1.3 miles (2 km) from the White House - in Washington.

Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, told reporters in Washington that the young staffers were a couple and were about to get engaged.

"The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem," Leiter said. "They were a beautiful couple."

In a post on social media platform X, the Embassy of Israel in the US condemned the attack and said: ...