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By Judah Ari Gross and Lazar Berman - February 24, 2022
Top Israeli officials met on Thursday to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deciding to persist in its efforts to get Israeli citizens out of the area and to prepare to send aid to Kyiv.
The meeting was led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and attended by Defense Minister Benny Gantz; Foreign Minister Yair Lapid; the IDF chief of staff; the national security adviser; and other top defense and diplomatic officials.
“During the meeting, they reviewed all of the ramifications of the crisis in different areas (diplomatic, financial and security),” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
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