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Political leaders across the world express their condolences to Israel following the Lag B Omer tragedy
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke on the telephone with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who called to express his condolences to the State of Israel on behalf of the Jordanian people.
In a statementn the European Union expressed its ‘’deepest condolences to families and friends of the victims of and to the people of Israel and extends its wishes for a quick recovery to those hurt”, as political leaders from across the globe expressed their condolences following the Lag B’Omer tragedy Friday morning that left 45 dead and more than a hundred injured.
Condolences pour in as world shocked by Meron tragedy
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: “We offer condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones in this disaster, and wish a full and swift recovery to those injured.”
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Israeli rescue forces and police near the scene after a crush wounded dozens during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba Omer in Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
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(April 30, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Political leaders from across the globe have expressed their condolences following the Lag B’Omer tragedy Friday morning that left 45 dead and more than a hundred injured.
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Mute audio Our hearts go out to the people of Israel tonight following the terrible tragedy at Mount Meron. We offer our condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones in this disaster, and wish a full and swift recovery to those injured, Sullivan tweeted. He also called Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to extend his sympathies.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tweeted Friday that We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragedy that occurred at Mount Meron in Israel. We mourn the lives lost, extend our deepest condolences to the families, and pray for the injured to recover quickly.
India hopes U.S. will soon ease ban on vaccine material exports - sources
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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar tweeted that he and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had discussed, among other things, issues pertaining to our health cooperation .
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India is hopeful the United States will soon lift a ban on the export of vaccine raw materials that threatens to slow India s inoculation drive, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Monday, after the foreign ministers of the two nations spoke.
One official said the Biden administration had told India that its request for lifting of the ban was being considered and would be acted upon at the earliest .