From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Netanyahu meets southern leaders, promises to rebuild and bring prosperity
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. 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"
“We are determined to rehabilitate the communities and kibbutzim,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells local council heads from the region bordering the Gaza Strip, promising to “return the residents to their homes and bring about prosperity — prosperity far beyond what existed even before the war.”
Sitting with the local leaders and members of his cabinet, Netanyahu links renewed life in the Gaza border communities to “victory over Hamas.”
“We rely on our heroic soldiers and excellent commanders to achieve the military objective. At the same time, we also trust your leadership, the heads of the communities, in working together with the government ministries, to achieve the same restoration, the same prosperity and the same flourishing,” he says.
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