‘You are guilty’: Netanyahu booed at ceremony commemorating fallen of 2014 Gaza war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is booed during a state ceremony to commemorate soldiers who died during the 2014 Gaza war.

“During the state ceremony to commemorate the fallen of Operation Protective Edge, a bereaved father shouted at the prime minister during a speech by the president,” says a statement from President Isaac Herzog’s office.

“The president stopped his speech and left the stage to calm the bereaved father and talk to him. After things calmed down he resumed his speech.”

According to the video from the ceremony, the father shouted “You are guilty,” and “You are responsible for all the victims,” at Netanyahu.

טקס זכרון לחללי צוק איתן, אחד המשתתפים צועק על ראש הממשלה "1800 הרוגים בגללך, ויתרת על החטופים, אתה הראש, אתה אשם" במהלך נאום הנשיא. על פי הדיווחים הרצוג ירד מהדוכן, ניגש לאב והרגיע אותו, אחר כך חזר לנאום. pic.twitter.com/ujLWF7JJWw

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