Horrifying image shows active-duty airman engulfed in flames outside the Israeli embassy in DC after shouting 'Free Palestine' and accusing the US of being 'complicit in genocide' in Gaza

A serving US Air Force officer is in a critical condition in hospital after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC and livestreaming the results.

Horrifying video was broadcast uploaded to social media channel Twitch on Saturday afternoon after the man dressed in combat fatigues declared 'I will no longer be complicit in genocide'.

Flames spread over the man's body after he shouted: 'I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,' before repeatedly shouting 'Free Palestine!'

Authorities responded to the embassy around 1 p.m. on Sunday and found the man with burn injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department told DailyMail.com.

He was taken to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS with 'critical and life-threatening injuries.'

A spokesperson for the US Air Force confirmed to Task & Purpose that the man in uniform is an active-duty airman. The airman’s identity has not been confirmed. 

The airman declared he would 'no longer be complicit in genocide' as he set himself alight and livestreamed the horrific scene outside the Israeli embassy to Twitch 

The Secret Service said it received a report that an individual 'was experiencing a possible medical/mental health emergency' outside the Israeli embassy

A spokesperson from the Secret Service told DailyMail.com, 'The U.S. Secret Service, Uniformed Division responded to the 3400 Block of International Drive, NW, DC regarding an individual that was experiencing a possible medical / mental health emergency.'

'DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene and treated the individual prior to transport to an area hospital.'

The three-minute video records a voice saying, 'Hi, sir, can I help you?' as the airman approaches the embassy gates.

Twelve seconds later the voice is heard asking again 'Can I help you, sir?' before the the man sets himself on fire.

The Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal was called to the scene in reference to a suspicious vehicle that may be connected to the person.

Video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed first responders on the scene outside of the embassy. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

The protest comes as the White House faces growing pressure over the four-and-a-half month old conflict which has claimed more than 30,000 lives.

The president faces a Democrat primary in Michigan on Tuesday where the state's large Arab-American population is being urged to vote 'uncommitted'. 

The airman was taken to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS with life-threatening injuries

Authorities responded to the embassy's alert at around 1pm on Sunday and found the man with severe burns 

'No embassy staff were injured and all are safe' a spokesman for the embassy said 

The embassy is on International Drive in Washington's North Cleveland Park neighborhood

Democrat 'Squad' member Rep Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and former Jewish Rep Andy Levin are among those who have endorsed the 'Listen to Michigan' campaign. 

'Biden’s blockade of the cease-fire resolution will only intensify the outrage and galvanize pro-peace voices to vote ‘uncommitted’ to make their voices heard,' said campaign leader Joseph Geevarghese.

Dearborn's Democrat Mayor Abdullah Hammoud warned this week Biden could no longer take the Arab vote for granted.

'My greatest fear is that Mr Biden will not be remembered as the president who saved American democracy in 2020 but rather as the president who sacrificed it for Benjamin Netanyahu in 2024,' he said.

Last week Biden's Democrat challenger Rep Dean Phillips said he was 'sickened' by the loss of life in Gaza, and would unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state if elected president.

'This is the most heartbreaking, horrifying, disgusting visuals I’ve ever seen in my life,' the candidate who is himself Jewish said.

Biden has demanded Israel produce a plan for the evacuation of civilians before any assault on Rafah, the last unoccupied city in Gaza.

The White House on Friday declared Israeli plans to to construct another 3,000 homes in the West Bank 'inconsistent with international law'. 

And sanctions have been imposed on a handful of Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory.

'This is like showing up to a five-alarm fire with a cup of water while giving fuel to the arsonist,' said Yousef Munayyer of the Palestine-Israel program at the Arab Center in DC.

President Biden, seen at a White House a black-tie dinner on Saturday, is facing growing pressure from his own party to reign in Israel's military assault on Gaza

The president faces a Democrat primary in Michigan on Tuesday where the state's large Arab-American population is being urged to vote 'uncommitted'

Hundreds of people continued to stream towards Gaza's southern border amid the smoke from air-strikes on Sunday as Israel prepares for its assault on Rafah

Thousands more waited for aid amid chaotic scenes on a beachfront in Gaza City

The Israeli embassy released a statement after the incident, reading: 'On Sunday, 2/25, at around 1 PM, a man set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The man is unknown. No Embassy staff were injured and are safe.'

A similar incident occurred in December when a pro-Palestine protestor set themselves ablaze outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.

The city's police chief, Darin Schierbaum, described the incident as an 'extreme act of political protest,' and said a Palestinian flag was recovered from the scene.

At least two people were injured in the act of self-immolation, including a security guard who attempted to intervene.