A photo documenting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's phone call with reserve fighter A., released after eight months of detention in Thailand, was published Friday evening. The photo, credited to Omer Miron of the Government Press Office, accompanies a report by journalist Nitzan Shapira. Netanyahu told the reservist, 'This is the commitment of the State of Israel. We all embrace you.'
The call was first reported by The Zioneer at 19:41 Jerusalem time. The reservist, identified only by his first initial, was freed earlier Friday after eight months in Thai detention. Friday evening, a photograph of the conversation was published by journalist Nitzan Shapira, credited to Government Press Office photographer Omer Miron. The image shows Netanyahu speaking on the phone. The Prime Minister's office has not issued a separate statement beyond the reported remarks. The circumstances of the reservist's detention in Thailand have not been detailed by Israeli authorities.
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