Herzog speaks to German president after shooting near consulate: ‘Together we stand strong in face of terror’

By Lazar Berman

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5 September 2024, 1:05 pm 5 Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) receives his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog at the Presidential Bellevue Palace, on February 16, 2024 in Berlin. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

President Isaac Herzog speaks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier after the shooting attack near the Israeli consulate in Munich and thanks security forces for quickly neutralizing the gunman.

“On the day our brothers and sisters in Munich were set to stand in remembrance of our brave athletes murdered by terrorists 52 years ago, a hate-fuelled terrorist came and once again sought to murder innocent people,” says Herzog on X.

He also thanks the German security services “for their swift action.”

“Together we stand strong in the face of terror. Together we will overcome.”