Minister Gallant was joined by IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog, and senior defense officials in briefing the Special Coordinator on the security situation on Israel's northern border and the conditions required by the defense establishment
The event, considered the largest pro-Israel gathering in the US since October 7, prompted unprecedented security measures designated as a "Level 1" event by the Department of Homeland Security.
Ohad, who lives in Kfar Saba, was kidnapped along with his mother, Keren, on October 7 while visiting his grandparents in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The grandparents were also abducted while an uncle was killed in the attack.