The President’s Residence:
Yesterday (Monday), we visited the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir, which has been operating for many years with dedication and professionalism in the sacred task of identifying deceased individuals and casualties and verifying legal facts. From the very first hours of the October 7th disaster, the institute’s employees were required to cope with unprecedented workload and challenges, working around the clock to identify casualties, handle bodies, and resolve unbearable doubts for thousands of families. With exceptional professionalism and sensitivity, and combining advanced capabilities, the institute’s staff succeeded in identifying 100% of the casualties, including hostages who were returned to us. For all this and more, the institute and its employees are recognized with world-renowned professional esteem.
During our visit this morning to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, at the invitation of the Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Moshe Bar Siman Tov, we thanked all the female and male employees for their sacred work with true grace, and recalled how the entire nation’s heart skipped a beat every time they identified another abducted brother or sister returned to us from Gaza. I emphasized to them my gratitude for their work during the difficult war years – the ability to provide proper burial and commemoration, and to allow families and loved ones certainty amidst unspeakable pain. All of this is in addition to the crucial and vital ongoing work with all law enforcement and judicial systems.
Thanks to the management of the Ministry of Health, to the institute’s team headed by the Director of the Institute, Dr. Chen Kugel, and to all the female and male employees.
Photography: Maayan Twaaf/GPO
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