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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
At memorial ceremony, Netanyahu says he brought home all Gaza hostages; heckler replies, ‘Some of them were killed in tunnels’
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he brought back all hostages held in Gaza, a heckler in the crowd yells out, “Some of them were killed in tunnels,” during the state Memorial Day ceremony for victims of terror.
“Your heavy loss is everyone’s loss. Your deep sorrow is everyone’s sorrow. The physical and mental pain of the wounded is all our pain, and we are committed as a people and a country to providing you with the fullest assistance, the fullest support possible,” Netanyahu says.
He adds that “we brought back all the hostages” who were kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, 2023, prompting the heckler’s rebuttal.
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