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President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday, 23 Menachem Av, visited Gaza border communities escorted by senior IDF commanders including IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott.

Mr. Rivlin also met with soldiers of the Bedouin Tracker Unit, combat engineers, members of the Givati Brigade Black Arrow unit and local civilian officials.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)