Israeli president reacts to West Bank attack, Gaza helicopter crash during visit to Serbia

(11 Sep 2024)
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Belgrade, Serbia – 11 September 2024
1. Israeli President Isaac Herzog getting out of the car and greeted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic
2. Various Vucic and Herzog listening to the national anthems
3. Vucic and Herzog waking past the guard of honor
4. Vucic and Herzog arriving for the meeting, shake hands
5. Various of meeting between Vucic and Herzog
6. Vucic and Herzog walking to podiums for news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Isaac Herzog, Israeli President:
"Unfortunately, this has been a very painful and difficult morning for the people of Israel, state of Israel, where we have lost dear sons of ours who have fallen in battle in terror attacks leaving behind families, whose worlds were shattered. I condemn fiercely the horrific criminal terror attack this morning and express my sorrow and pain that it has inflicted and my heart also goes out to the fighters who were killed last night in a helicopter crash in Gaza and I wish those wounded a full and swift recovery. Unfortunately, Israel is in battle, is fighting, and we – the international community and the free world – we should all stand up together fiercely against terror of all kind.”
8. Mid of Vucic and Herzog during the news conference
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Isaac Herzog, Israeli President:
"You mentioned so graciously and emotionally the plight of 101 Israeli hostages, and hostages who are from various nationalities. One of them is Alon Ohel, a young Israeli of Serbian origin, who is a musician and an incredible kid, who has been there in the music festival. His mother is here, Idit, we agreed that we invite you to a photo opp with us Idit, with a picture of your son. So, the world must remember and know that their plight, the return of the hostages should be the utmost objective of the international community.”
10. Pan to Vucic and Herzog standing with Idit Ohel, mother of Alon Ohel, holding a picture of her son
11. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian President:
"I would like to say that we have a very important common topic which is that there is nothing more important than trying to save the life of a young man, Alon Ohel, who is also a citizen of Serbia. I also discussed with several people, my friends from the Arab world, I talked to them, I asked them to speak to those who are holding him as a hostage, to ask them that this is a plea from the Republic of Serbia and plea from all of us, that Alon Ohel is allowed to return home.”
12. Vucic and Herzog shaking hands and leaving
STORYLINE:
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that “this has been a very painful and difficult morning for the people of Israel” because of an attack in Israeli-occupied West Bank and a helicopter crash in Gaza.

Speaking in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, Herzog described Wednesday’s attack as a “horrific, criminal terror attack” and expressed “sorrow for the pain it has inflicted.”

He did not elaborate but was apparently referring to an incident when a fuel tanker crashed into a West Bank bus stop, seriously injuring one person. Israeli officials said it was an attack.

The Israeli military said the driver was “neutralized” at the scene. It did not immediately identify the driver or provide evidence that the crash was an attack.

Violence in the West Bank has escalated since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack ignited the war in Gaza.

The Israeli military has said that two Israeli soldiers died and seven were injured when their helicopter crashed in the southern Gaza Strip.

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