Safed rabbi demands tough response after Benayahu Melet's murder, 'this is what the elections must focus on, not other trivialities.'

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<p>YouTube removed the video of the livestream broadcast of Benayahu Melet's funeral in Havat Gilad. The video, which documented the funeral, is no longer available on the platform.</p><p>The removal of the video is apparently related to calls of "revenge" that were heard during the broadcast.</p>

MK Tzvi Succot eulogized Benayahu Melet and called for a harsh response against the residents of the nearby village: 'People are furious; there must be a painful response.'

Benayahu Melet, 32, a member of Havat Gilad's emergency response team and father of two, and Yuval Ezra, 27, Artillery Battery Commander in the 411th Battalion, fatally shot after rushing to rescue hikers during terror attack near the community.

<p>Four-year-old Yuval Kogan, who had been missing since yesterday in the Hof Ashkelon area, was found after about 24 hours, healthy and unharmed.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday mourned the passing of Zehava Shaul, mother of fallen IDF soldier Oron Shaul.</p><p>"My wife Sara and I grieve over the passing of the late Zehava Shaul, mother of the late Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul," he said in a statement. "For over a decade, we were in close, personal contact with the Shaul family, sharing her persistent and brave struggle to bring Oron home."</p><p>"Zehava never gave up for a moment; even after the passing of her late husband Herzl, she bore the pain with extraordinary fortitude, acting out of a mother’s boundless love and inspiring nobility of spirit.</p><p>"After many long years, Oron was brought back for a Jewish burial through the brave operation of the IDF and the ISA. Zehava was able to say goodbye to him and see him laid to eternal rest in our land, which he loved and for which he gave his life.</p><p>"I will forever remember our emotional conversation after we succeeded in bringing Oron home. Together, we recited the verse that accompanied her hope through all those years: 'And there is hope for your future, says the Lord, and your children shall return to their own border.'</p><p>"Together with the entire House of Israel, Sara and I embrace her sons, Aviram and Ofek, and the entire dear Shaul family, and share in their deep sorrow. May Zehava’s memory be blessed."</p>

IDF reinforces forces, freezes leave, preparing broad operation after deadly Havat Gilad terror attack.