Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar held a press conference following the deadly attack in Washington, where embassy employees Yaron Lishinsky and Sara Milgrim were killed. According to him, flags will be lowered to half-staff at Israeli embassies worldwide. He stated that 'blood libels spread against us pave the way for murder' and called on world leaders: 'Stop the false accusations. Strengthen Israel against the axis of evil. Blood libels against us have made Jewish blood free for the taking.'