President Reuven Rivlin has responded to the murder of a soldier in Gush Etzion by saying, "We give our prayers this morning in pain and shock, to the family of the soldier who was murdered by a vile person. The heart aches for the brilliance of youth that was cut down by evil and for the loss of his short and righteous life."
Rivlin added, "We back the security forces who are following the killers and will not rest until we captur them. We will act with a hard and uncompromising hand against terror for the sake of our citizens, wherever they are."