Isaac Herzog
Former Knesset member Shai Hermesh survived the assault after a 20-hour ordeal, but his son Omer was murdered.
“This hour is a fault line in time, a gaping wound for an entire people,” the Israeli president said.
An estimated 10% of the 1,100 residents were killed and an equal number kidnapped on Oct. 7.
The Israeli president was in the United Arab Emirates to attend the COP28 U.N. Climate Conference.
The Israeli president will hold a series of diplomatic meetings focusing on the release of the remaining captives held by Hamas.
“I wanted to come here myself to see the horrific nature of the attacks that you suffered,” David Cameron said.
“We are at war, and we will continue the war. We will continue until we achieve all our goals,” said Netanyahu • Hamas says truce will enter into force at 10 a.m. on Nov. 23.
“Israel is here for you, and you are here for Israel.”
“We can’t leave a vacuum” that could enable the coastal enclave to turn “into a terror base again,” said the Israeli president.
“When the sounds of life and laughter return to the villages, the kibbutzim and the cities, our constant yearning for peace will return as well,” said the Israeli president.
“We have not had any contact with him for some time, but we have hope,” Michal Herzog said.
The French leader said “he does not and did not intend to accuse Israel of intentionally harming innocent civilians.”
