Herzog condemns US shooting, says 'hate won't break us'; Sa'ar: 'Israel won't give in to terror'

President Isaac Herzog reacts to the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, calling it a “despicable antisemitic terror attack” and adding that Israel stands with the US Jewish community.

“America and Israel will always stand united in defending our peoples and common values. We won’t let terror and hate break us.”

US Ambassador to Israel calls the incident a “horrific act of terror that the people of Israel are waking up to this morning.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar laments the “terrible news,” writing on X that he has spoken to Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and is in contact with US authorities.

“Israel won’t give in to terror,” he says.