The president met with Tunisia's chief rabbi, chief Christian archbishop and Muslim mufti, saying that receiving clerics sent a "historical message" of coexistence and tolerance.
Two Jewish cousins and three police officers were killed in a shooting near the Djerba synagogue on Lag Ba'Omer.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it is in contact with Aviel's family in Israel and is helping them during these "difficult times."
An attack at a historic synagogue and Jewish site in Djerba killed two Jewish cousins and three security personnel.
Just a day after a shooting at the synagogue, worshippers gathered to celebrate a brit milah.
The West may aim to bolster Tunisian security without relinquishing its criticism over the Saied Administration’s political direction.
While existing assistance is likely to stay in place, Tunisian President Saied’s authoritarian bent may halt further cooperation and developing ties with the West
Following a deadly shooting attack in Tunsia, Israel cannot and should not be expected to be the sole guarantor of Jewish safety around the world.
The two cousins killed at the shooting near the synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia were identified as Aviel and Ben Hadad, one being Israeli and the other being French.
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