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In the accompanying photos, we see Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott.

The senior officials were visiting the Golan Heights border. They were briefed by Northern District Commander Major-General Yoel Strik and Brigadier-General Yaniv Ashur.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon, GPO)