PM Benjamin Netanyahu: "My wife Sara and I convey our heartfelt condolences to, and share in the intense sorrow of, the family of Staff Sergeant Ofri Yaffe, of blessed memory, a soldier in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit, who fell in the painful friendly fire incident in the Gaza Strip. The entire people of Israel bows its head over the fall of Ofri, of blessed memory, who fought with heroism in order to protect the security of Israel. May his memory be blessed and cherished forever."