Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet the family of 2nd Lt. Pedayah Mark, a soldier in the IDF’s Givati Brigade who was killed last week in battle in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, right, meet the family of 2nd Lt. Pedayah Mark who was killed in battle in Gaza, in the West Bank settlement of Otniel, November 9, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
Pedayah was the son of Rabbi Miki Mark, who was killed in a 2016 West Bank shooting attack. Pedayah was moderately hurt in that attack.
Relatives tell Netanyahu at the family home in the Otniel settlement that “even if Pedayah had known the end of the story, he would have entered Gaza and done everything.”
“His body was taken, but Hamas will never be able to take his spirit,” they add.
The premier hails the family’s faith and strength, saying that “all that your family has been through and everything you’re going through today is the test for the Nation of Israel. The pain is immense, but we are winning thanks to this spirit.”
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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