UAE strongly condemns shooting of “Israeli” embassy staff in Washington

The United Arab Emirates condemned Thursday a shooting in Washington that killed two “Israeli” embassy staff, the foreign ministry said.

"The UAE strongly condemned the shooting incident that killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, expressing its utter denunciation of these criminal acts," said a ministry statement published by official news agency WAM.

It also expressed "solidarity with the families of the victims and with the Israeli people over this heinous attack".