Netanyahu says 4 fallen troops ‘gave their lives for all of our security’

Calling it a “sad and difficult day,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers his condolences after four IDF soldiers were killed in Gaza.

He says that the fallen gave their lives in a campaign “to defeat Hamas and to bring back our hostages.”

“Our four fighters gave their lives for all of our security,” he says in a statement. “The entire people of Israel embrace the dear families in their heavy grief.”

“May the memory of our heroes be blessed and preserved in the hearts of the nation.”

In a condolence message, President Isaac Herzog stresses that “the price of war is extremely heavy,” adding, “This is a time of great sorrow, but also of great commitment: to stand behind the generation of heroic fighters, to embrace the families of the fallen, and to ensure that their names and heroism will never be forgotten.”

Herzog adds: “An entire nation is overwhelmed with sadness.”