PM, Gallant, thank security forces for recovering body of soldier in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses condolences to the family of a soldier slain on October 7, whose body was recovered from southern Gaza in an  IDF operation overnight.

Netanyahu thanks security forces who took part in the operation to bring the body back to Israel.

“Israel will continue to do all it can to return hostages home, those who are alive and those who have fallen,” Netanyahu says.

In a post on X, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also commends security forces for the operation.

“The soldier fell in combat during the Hamas attack on October 7th. This operation reflects our commitment to bringing all the hostages home,” he writes

I commend the IDF and ISA forces who conducted a bold operation to retrieve the body of a fallen soldier from Gaza, and brought him home for burial in Israel. The soldier fell in combat during the Hamas attack on October 7th.

This operation reflects our commitment to bringing…

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) August 28, 2024