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Herzog says wounds of October 7 ‘cannot fully heal’ while hostages remain in Gaza
President Isaac Herzog at the inauguration ceremony for the new monument in memory of Jerusalem residents who were murdered on October 7 or killed in the subsequent war, in Jerusalem, September 22, 2024 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
President Isaac Herzog says Israel remains wounded by the October 7 Hamas attack, with hostages still held captive in Gaza and residents displaced by ongoing fighting.
“Our wounds still cannot fully heal because they are ongoing. Because hostages are still being tortured, executed, and dying in captivity,” the president says in a broadcast statement to mark a full year since the Hamas onslaught.
He also says Iran remains an “ongoing threat” to Israel.
“In many senses, we are still living the aftermath of October 7… It is in the ongoing threat to the Jewish state by Iran and its terror proxies, who are blinded by hatred and bent on the destruction of our one and only Jewish nation state,” Herzog says.
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