Peres: Our hearts are with orphans from Itamar

President Shimon Peres addressed the terrorist attack in Itamar during a swear-in ceremony for judges in Jerusalem. "We were shocked to hear about one of the most difficult and ugly murder of parents and their small children in their beds," he said.

"Our hearts is with the orphans, with the bereaved families and with the entire settlement in these terrible moments," he added. "I am sure that the security forces will leave no stone unturned, will catch the perpetrators of the horror and punish them. Terrorism will be beaten, it will not win."