President Rivlin: The whole free world faces the threat of extremism, of hatred, and of the terrorism and violence this brings. This lack of stability poses a danger to us all and makes our close cooperation, not just important, but essential.

PM Netanyahu: The State of Israel supports the treaty and its goals; the issue of ratification depends on the regional context and the appropriate timing.

The delegations discussed a full range of security matters, including shared threats, opportunities for regional cooperation, and other regional issues, including Iran.

The worldwide problem of rampant barbarism attacks all our societies, and I think the civilized nations must band together. We should not only cooperate on fighting terror, but cooperate on other matters as well, such as technology and trade.

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This wasn’t merely an attack on the LGBT community; it was an attack on all of us. Radical Islamist terror makes no distinction between shades of infidel. We will not be terrified into submission. We will fight back. And we will triumph.

The indiscriminate, systematic attack on innocent people must always be confronted and must always be fought. The act is evil and is perpetrated by people with evil designs, and we, the people of the civilized world, have to band together to defeat it.

PM Netanyahu extended Israel’s deepest condolences to the American people following the horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando.

This attack against the LGBT community in Orlando is as cowardly as it is abhorrent. The Israeli people stand shoulder to shoulder with our American brothers and sisters in the moral and just fight against all forms of violence and hatred.

President Rivlin: This attack against the LGBT community in Orlando is as cowardly as it is abhorrent. The Israeli people stand shoulder to shoulder with our American brothers and sisters in the moral and just fight against violence and hatred.

The struggle against terrorism is difficult and long, but the State of Israel will not be disheartened. There will be no resurgence of terror, and we will relentlessly pursue the perpetrators.

Security Cabinet ministers were updated on intelligence and operational activity by the security services over the past 24 hours. They were also updated on – and held a discussion about – the actions being taken by the security establishment.

Palestinian willingness to forego terror and violence is the key to achieving peace.

His investigation revealed high value information about Hamas's operations in the northern Gaza Strip, especially its attack tunnels.