In a post on twitter, Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) congratulated Israel's Shayetet 13 special forces unit on receiving an award from the IDF's Chief of Staff for their service, writing:
"Like a bat emerging in the dark. Greetings to the soldiers of the Shayetet 13 in honor of receiving the IDF Chief of Staff's citation for a series of special and daring operation. He knows the unit and its people very closely. As a fighter and commander of the Unit in the past - I salute you."