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Monday, March 2, 2026
Lapid says he met with Netanyahu, offered him full support
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"
Speaking at the scene of yesterday’s deadly Iranian missile attack in Beit Shemesh, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid reiterates that the opposition stands behind the government in the current war.
“I just arrived from a security briefing with the prime minister, in which I told him: the entire State of Israel stands behind this operation. The entire State of Israel is strong and gives its full backing and that is essentially the same thing I am saying to the residents of Beit Shemesh: the entire State of Israel, the entire people of Israel, stand behind you, feel your pain, and wept with you last night.”
Lapid: “I just arrived from a security briefing with the prime minister, in which I told him: the entire State of Israel stands behind this operation." pic.twitter.com/VxkC1wXf0i
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