The Prime Minister's Office rejected this evening (Sunday) the publications according to which Naftali Bennett requested to go to the homes of the bereaved families in the city of Elad to comfort them - and refused.
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""To our great regret, vested interests apparently misled the bereaved families. The statements published earlier today, as if the Prime Minister had requested to visit and refused or had requested to come in the presence of cameras - did not exist and were not made up," his office said.
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They added: "There was no such request, neither from the Prime Minister nor from his office. We love, respect, and embrace the bereaved families who lost the most precious thing to them.".
Earlier, Limor, the widow of Yonatan Habakkuk, said that she refused the Prime Minister's visit - and even stated: "I am not willing to see you with cameras, if you want to see me - face to face.".
