Netanyahu says Israelis ‘stood up like lions’ after Oct. 7 massacre

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion visit the memorial honoring the 87 Jerusalemite civilians and soldiers who have fallen since October 7.

“We remember our fallen, our hostages — whom we are obliged to bring home — and our heroes who fell for the defense of the homeland and the country,” says Netanyahu. “We went through a terrible massacre a year ago, and we stood up as a people, like lions.”

Lion issues a call for unity: “From Jerusalem, a city that is the symbol of unity, comes the message of unity, and each and every one of us has the task of continuing together, and acting as one, seeing the common denominator for all of us, for Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, for the State of Israel. As the months of war taught us well, our strength is in our unity. Only together will we win.”

The memorial, which stands opposite the National Library, was dedicated last month.