July 12 (Reuters) - Israel's prime minister and other leading officials offered their condolences on Sunday for the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, saying they had lost a dear friend."Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement."Israel has lost one of its greatest friends. America has lost a great patriot. I have lost a beloved friend."In separate posts on X, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and former prime minister Naftali Bennett called Graham a true friend of Israel and one of its strongest supporters.(Reporting by Tala Ramadan, Nayera Abdallah and Maayan LubellEditing by David Goodman)
Israeli officials offer their condolences after death of US Senator Lindsey Graham
July 12 (Reuters) - Israel's prime minister and other leading officials offered their condolences on Sunday for the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, saying they had lost a dear friend."Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement."Israel has lost one of its greatest friends. America has lost a great patriot. I have lost a beloved friend."
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