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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 27, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Netanyahu: Israel won’t let deadly Hezbollah strike ‘pass in silence’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video statement about a deadly Hezbollah rocket attack on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, July 27, 2024. (Screenshot/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was “shocked” to see the attack by Hezbollah on Majdal Shams.
“Among the murdered were small children who were playing soccer,” he says in a video statement, “and others were also other murdered. Our hearts are all broken by these sights.”
“We embrace the families, embrace the entire Druze community in its difficult time, which is also our difficult time,” he says.
Netanyahu pledges that Israel will “not let this pass in silence.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to land back in Israel at noon, according to a member of his entourage.
