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Lapid: 21 soldiers killed in Gaza incident were ‘heroes of Israel’
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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says it is “an unbearably difficult morning” after the announcement of the deaths of 21 soldiers in an incident in central Gaza yesterday.
“Heroes of Israel, lovers of the land, its defenders,” Lapid writes on X.
“I send a hug to the families of the fighters. The entire nation of Israel is with you in your difficult time. May their memories be a blessing,” he writes.
The IDF has already announced the names of 10 of the soldiers. The other 11 families have been notified, and the military will release their names soon.
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