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Thursday, June 13, 2024
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
Netanyahu to Yamam officers: Hostage rescue brought ‘an entire nation’ great pride
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yamam officers on a Yamam base on June 13, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
Visiting the elite Yamam police counterterrorism unit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the same heroism they displayed in freeing four hostages from central Gaza over the weekend “will allow us to overcome our enemies in both the south and the north, and to return the residents safely home.”
“You caused an entire nation to stand straight,” Netanyahu tells the commandos, “and you showed that we are willing to do everything in order to save our hostages.”
Netanyahu is joined by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, and Border Police commander Brik Yitzhak.
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