"Unraveling the Mystery of Aaron Bushnell's Self-Immolation"
The Air Force identified Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old cyber defense operations specialist, as the individual who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. Bushnell, who had been on active duty since May 2020, recorded the self-immolation as an extreme act of protest, expressing dissatisfaction with the U.S. role in the Israel-Hamas War. He screamed "free Palestine" before collapsing to the ground, and his death has deeply affected the Air Force community. This incident marks the second act of self-immolation related to the ongoing Israel and Hamas conflict.