Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visit the border line between Israel and Syria at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights March 11, 2019. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun/File)
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Israel’s prime minister and other leading officials offered their condolences on Sunday for the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, 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.
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(Reporting by Tala Ramadan, Nayera Abdallah and Maayan LubellEditing by David Goodman)
