Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with the family of Col. Asaf Hamami, whose body was returned to Israel by Hamas last night.
According to Netanyahu’s office, the prime minister “conveyed his condolences on behalf of himself, his wife, and the entire people of Israel, saying that he embraces the dear family.”
Hamami’s mother, Clara, thanks the IDF, Israel’s security forces, and Netanyahu for bringing her son’s body back for burial in Israel, says the Prime Minister’s Office.
Hamami, 40, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, was killed while battling Hamas terrorists in the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nirim on the morning of October 7, 2023, and his body was abducted to Gaza. He is survived by his wife and their three young children, and his parents.
Netanyahu will speak with the families of Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel and Cpt. Omer Neutra, the other two fallen soldiers whose bodies were returned last night.
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