Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday, Rosh Chodesh Av, thanked the leaders of the United States and Jordan, thanking them for their assistance with the situation in the Israeli Embassy in Jordan, as per the statement below.

Baruch Hashem, the personnel were released on Monday and crossed the Allenby Bridge, including the wounded security agent.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “I thank President Trump for directing Jared Kushner and dispatching Jason Greenblatt to help with our efforts to bring the Israeli embassy staff home quickly. I thank King Abdullah as well for our close cooperation”.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)