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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Herzog: Perhaps Israel’s toughest-ever period, but we will defeat the enemy
President Isaac Herzog (center right) at a Netivot council meeting, October 17, 2023 (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)
Visiting Ofakim and Netivot in southern Israel, President Isaac Herzog denounces the “murderous” Hamas’s psychological war against Israel, as evidenced by its release of the video of hostage Mia Schem. The move is intended to create “fear, heartache and to exert psychological pressure,” and shows the true cruel face of the terrror group, he says.
The current emergency situation “is perhaps the gravest in the history of the state,” Herzog says, “but the people of Israel are facing it with courage.”
“The people of Israel are one, the people of Israel are united,” he says. “We will stand stand firm… and defeat the enemy. And with God’s help, we will bring the hostages home.”
