Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the northern Israeli town of Tamra on Wednesday, where four young women were killed by an Iranian missile strike over the weekend.
“This morning, I came to the northern Israeli town of Tamra to offer comfort and embrace the bereaved families. … I came to console the people of Tamra and, through them, the entire Arab and Israeli society as one,” said Herzog.
“I deeply believe—and we must all understand this—that we are meant to live together in this land and to dream together of a shared life built on peace and human dignity—within our society and across the region,” he continued.
“Iran and its terror proxies do not distinguish between Jews and Arabs of different faiths. Here, they murdered beloved Muslim women. To them—we are all enemies. This is a war of the free world against terror. A struggle of light against darkness. For a safer, better future in the State of Israel and across our region,” said Herzog.
He also emphasized that “today, and every day,” Jerusalem would continue to do everything in its power to bring back the 53 hostages still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 621 days after the Palestinian terror group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
On Tuesday, Herzog visited the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, after an Iranian missile attack caused damage to several buildings on the prestigious research campus.
In response to the attack, Herzog highlighted the nation’s resilience, noting that repair efforts were already underway. He pointed out that the sounds now coming from the site were not of destruction, but of teams arriving to rebuild, resume research and continue efforts to improve the world.
“Iran will try havoc, death, destruction. We will continue promoting life, liberties, civil liberties and, of course, democracy,” he said.
On Monday, Herzog visited patients injured in the recent Iranian missile attacks who are being treated at the underground facility of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. A day earlier, he toured the scene of a fatal Iranian missile strike in the coastal city of Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv.