U.S. Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C. [Video]

An active-duty airman who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy on Sunday to protest U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza has died, a D.C. police spokesman said Monday morning.

The spokesman, Paris Lewbel, confirmed that the man was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday night. He has been identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio.

The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of International Drive NW. A video shared online that multiple officials said appeared to be posted by Bushnell shows him referring to his service in the U.S. armed forces and shouting “Free Palestine!” as he burned.

Air Force spokeswoman Rose M. Riley confirmed in an email Sunday that “an active duty airman was involved in today’s incident.” Further details of his military service were not available.

Officials said that uniformed Secret Service officers responded to a report of a …