US soldier dies after self-immolation in front of Israeli embassy. Aaron B.
is said to have shouted “Freedom for Palestine” several times in the clip. After about a minute, his burning body was extinguished by security forces. However, the doctors were unable to save him in the hospital and he died about seven hours later. The Israeli embassy has been the target of ongoing protests since the attack on Israel by the radical Islamic Palestinian group Hamas on October 7 and Israeli counterattacks in the Gaza Strip.