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Netanyahu jokes he has 'lost some weight' when asked how he changed since October 7

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 23:40
Netanyahu jokes he has 'lost some weight' when asked how he changed since October 7

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TL;DR

Prime Minister Netanyahu, when asked by a reporter what has changed about him since the October 7 attack, joked that he has lost some weight. The remark, carried by Israeli media, was made during an interaction on Tuesday evening.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked by a reporter Tuesday evening what has changed about him since the October 7 attack. He responded with a laugh: "I've lost some weight." The exchange was carried by Israeli media. The question came in the context of a public appearance; no further details about the setting or other remarks were immediately available in the source messages. The brief quip stands in contrast to Netanyahu's usually more somber public references to the October 7 trauma. This report is based on a single channel message with no additional corroboration in the batch.

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