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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Gantz welcomes US killing of Islamic State’s Syria chief
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at a memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the 2006 Lebanon War, July 12, 2022. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz hails the US assassination of the Islamic State jihadist group’s latest leader.
“Terrorism is a disease that must be fought all the time, continuously, and with great intensity. So do we against Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas, and so do our American friends, who last night eliminated one of IS’s senior figures in Syria,” Gantz says at a memorial service for the fallen soldiers of the 2006 Lebanon War.
Gantz adds that the US has “repeatedly demonstrated that its presence and influence are vital to the stability of the Middle East.”
