A spokesman for Israel’s Interior Ministry told NBC that three of the five activists were denied entry for “security reasons” but did not elaborate on what those reasons were.

Wasserman Schultz resigned the DNC post last month, days before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The tragedy marks the fourth time in as many months that Israelis traveling abroad have been reported killed in incidences across the world.

The American Jewish Committee said that the Movement for Black Lives libels Israel while “diluting the moral seriousness” of terms like “genocide” and “apartheid”.

"As Israel approaches closing a crucial aid agreement with the United States, Netanyahu is using the Defense Ministry like a tool of the Likud Party," said Zionist Union MK Erel Maraglit.

The attacker was shot and subsequently died of his wounds.

It’s World War I trench-style warfare and the Peshmerga are defending a 1,000 kilometer front line.

Gymnast Shatilov fails to reach finals; judoka Rishony out in first round; swimmers fall short in pool.