Watan-A stir was caused after a body was found inside the American embassy in Israel, with a spokesperson for the embassy confirming the death of an American diplomat.

The spokesperson stated: “We can confirm the death of an American employee at the US embassy in Jerusalem, and we have no further details to share.”

The US State Department also reported the death of an American employee at the embassy in Jerusalem, noting that the incident is under investigation.

Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the US State Department, declined to provide further details due to privacy concerns.

Does the diplomat’s body belong to the American ambassador?

There have been rumors that the body belongs to the American ambassador to Israel, however, an embassy spokesperson stated that the deceased diplomat is not the American ambassador to Israel.

They mentioned that there are no doubts about criminal activity involved in the death of the American diplomat in Israel, but they haven’t disclosed any further information at this time.

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Protest Outside the American Embassy

In another matter concerning the embassy, Israelis protested in early March outside the Washington embassy, demanding that US President Joe Biden pressure their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” to exchange prisoners.

Protesters held signs reading: “Mr. Biden, help us save them,” and “Bring them all home now,” referring to Israeli prisoners in Gaza.

Among the demonstrators were relatives of the Israeli detainees, estimated by Tel Aviv to be about 134 prisoners. The protesters also waved American and Israeli flags, and displayed pictures of Israeli prisoners in Gaza.