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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Netanyahu stresses Israel willing to aid Lebanon after ‘great catastrophe’ in Beirut
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends condolences to the Lebanese people following yesterday’s deadly blast in Beirut.
“Yesterday there was a great catastrophe,” he says at the beginning of a speech at the Knesset, before being interrupted by the shouts of opposition lawmakers. After several moments, he reiterates Jerusalem’s willingness to send humanitarian aid to the disaster-stricken country.
Netanyahu mentions that Israel has offered aid to Syrians and even to Iran.
“That’s our way,” he says, still being heckled constantly by opposition MKs.
— Raphael Ahren
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