Lapid calls to ‘put an end to abandonment of the north,’ rips PM for not being in Israel
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid calls on the government to “put an end to abandonment of the north” following the rocket strike on a soccer field in the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams, killing 10 people, including children.
“My heart breaks for the heavy loss in Majdal Shams. Children and civilians should not lose their lives like this,” he says, insisting that events “cannot go on like this.”
“Prime Minister Netanyahu should be in Israel at such times and take part in the management of the war. The fact that he has not yet decided on returning to Israel is another shameful proof of his complete detachment and above all that he does not care about anything but himself,” he adds.
The statement came shortly before the Prime Minister’s Office announced Netanyahu’s flight back to Israel from Washington was moved up by 3.5 hours.
