Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sent his condolences to US President Barack Obama after 50 people were shot dead in a Florida nightclub for gays. (File Photo)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sent his condolences to US President Barack Obama after 50 people were shot dead in a Florida nightclub for gays.
"On behalf of the people and government of Israel I extend our deepest condolences to the American people following last night's horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando," he said in a statement issued in English.
"Israel stands shoulder to shoulder with the United States at this moment of tragic loss," Netanyahu added.
President Reuven Rivlin also sent condolences "and prayers for a speedy recovery of the injured".
"This attack against the LGBT community in Orlando, is as cowardly as it is abhorrent," he wrote in an English-language statement.
"Once again we feel the pain of terrible loss as we see the blood spilled of young and innocent people."
Two Palestinian gunmen shot dead four people at a popular Tel Aviv nightspot on Wednesday, triggering fresh Israeli restrictions on the West Bank and Gaza Strip at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.