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Bennett lists names of fallen soldiers in post marking release of hostages
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAriela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett writes that Israel cannot forget Israeli soldiers who have fallen since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, as all 20 living hostages have been released under the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage-release deal today.
“Especially at this moment, all of Israel does not forget the IDF soldiers who fell for us,” he says, before listing in several posts on X the names of the “915 fallen heroes.”
The names include those of soldiers, officers, and reservists, including several dozen local security officers, who have been killed since the October 7 attack. Of them, 329 were killed during the Hamas-led onslaught, and at least 468 were killed during the ground offensive in Gaza and related border operations.
Bennett, who briefly unseated Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister in 2021, is planning to run in upcoming Knesset elections, slated for next year, and a new party he founded routinely finishes at or near the top of pre-election polls.
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