DODIK: NETANYAHU'S COURAGEOUS AND WISE LEADERSHIP AGAINST TERRORISM EARNED ISRAEL RESPECT

BANJA LUKA, OCTOBER 7 /SRNA/ - President Milorad Dodik said that courageous and wise leadership of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in the fight against terrorism earned Israelis respect, wishing him victory in the fight and success in all spheres of his career life.

In a letter to Netanyahu, Dodik expressed Republika Srpska's solidarity and sympathy towards the people and institutions of the State of Israel, on the 3rd anniversary of the horrific Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, noting that Srpska supports Israel's right to defend itself, and that Srpska supported political narrative and all global initiatives against terrorism.

President Dodik emphasized that Srpska stands in complete solidarity with the victims, the survivors, and all innocent families affected by the violence on October 7, 2023.

"I am taking this opportunity, Mr. Prime Minister, my personal and Republika Srpska's support for your just fight. Your courageous and wise leadership earned Israelis respect for standing against terrorism, the plague of our time. I wish Your Exellency victory and success in all the spheres of Your career life and this fight too," said Dodik.

The Palace of the Republic in Banja Luka was illuminated last night in memory of the Israeli victims and in solidarity with the Israeli people, marking three years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an incursion and a rocket attack on Israeli territory. Approximately 1,200 people in Israel were killed, and Hamas militants abducted more than 250 Israelis.