The mayor of Sderot, Alon Davidi said that Israel is engaged in a long-term war against a "cruel enemy" of the Hamas terrorist organization, at a memorial commemorating Hadar Goldin, a soldier who was killed in the 2014 Operation, Protective Edge and whose body was subsequently captured.
"We are waging a cruel battle against an enemy who wants to harm its children and wants to extinguish the light in this wonderful part of the country here in the south," said Davidi.