Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Together with all citizens of Israel, my wife and I send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Ayal Uriel Bianco, of blessed memory, who fell in battle in southern Lebanon."
"We embrace Ayal’s family in their difficult hour and share in their profound grief. We all salute our heroic fighters and will continue to act to ensure the security of the residents of the North. May his memory be a blessing."