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Netanyahu to Obama: We know your pain

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sent a letter expressing his condolences to US President Barak Obama on behalf of Israel on Saturday, following a shooting at a movie theater in the town of Aurora in Colorado, which killed 12 people. "Israel stands with the American people as you mourn this terrible tragedy, which claimed the lives of so many people. We know the pain and loss you are experiencing," wrote Netanyahu in the letter, which also expressed condolences to the families and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.