Just minutes ago, PM Netanyahu released this special video to the nation. We have translated it and added subtitles.
My brothers and sisters, dear citizens of Israel.
On this day we are all united. We are all united in unbearable grief.
Every home in Israel bows its head today. We bow our heads for the heavy loss of our four abductees.
We all ache with pain that is mixed with rage. We are all furious at the monsters of Hamas.
The four coffins of our loved ones oblige us more than ever to promise, to swear, that what happened on October 7 will never happen again.
The voice of the blood of our loved ones cries out to us from the earth.
It obliges us to come to terms with the vile murderers - and we will come to terms with them!"
"To the vengeance of God,
To the vengeance of God has appeared."
Our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not broken.
And with this spirit: We will return all our captives, destroy the murderers, eliminate Hamas, and together - with God's help - we will secure our future."