(JNS.org) Israeli and Jewish leaders condemned the bloody Bastille Day terror attack in Nice, France last week that left at least 84 people dead. “Israel strongly condemns the terrible terror attack. Israelis stand united with the French people,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “Israel is willing to help the French government fight this evil until it is defeated,” he added. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin wrote a letter to his counterpart French President Francois Hollande where he urged a united front against terrorism. “On behalf of the Israeli public, please accept our deepest condolences over this terrible incident,” Rivlin wrote. “We must work together to eradicate terrorism, and wherever terrorists hide — we will find them. Israel and the Israeli people stand shoulder to shoulder with France and its public in the face of this evil, as should all of the free world.”

The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) said it was “horrified” by the attack that occurred on Bastille Day, a holiday marking the beginning of the French Revolution that is viewed as a day of national unity in France. “The hydra of terrorism has struck again,” CRIF said in a statement. “More than ever, the national community must be united and strong. The fight against terrorism must also be global. The terrorists have the same objectives in Paris, Nice, Brussels, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and around the world.”

Two elderly Jewish sisters were among the missing following the attack, according to Magen David Adom representative in Nice, France Bruno Israel Lellouche. Lellouche, who was out to dinner with his wife on the evening of the attack, said that the siblings have reportedly not made contact with family members since the attack, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Niddam Maurice, president of the Jewish Community in Nice, confirmed that there was an investigation into the whereabouts of the sisters. “We know at this time that two women have not been found. It is very difficult at the moment to say anything. We had a young woman and a young man who were missing earlier and then were found,” Maurice told the Jerusalem Post.