At Oron Shaul’s funeral, Herzog asks family for forgiveness on behalf of Israel
At the funeral of Sergeant Oron Shaul, whose body was found in Gaza last weekend after more than a decade, President Isaac Herzog asked the Shaul family for forgiveness “on behalf of the entire nation.” “Dear Shaul family, on behalf of the entire State of Israel, I ask you for forgiveness – for the years of torture you went through, for waiting for the return of your son and brother,” Herzog said.
Shaul is buried in Poria, in the north, after being killed in combat in Gaza in 2014. His body was held captive until its recent discovery by the IDF. “A decade has passed, and we are still compelled to send our best sons and daughters to fight these abominable enemies,” the president added. Referring to the release of Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher and Romi Gonen, Herzog pledged to bring back “every last hostage”, including Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, Israeli citizens held in Gaza for years. years, as well as the body of soldier Hadar Goldin, also killed in 2014. “We cannot leave any Israeli family in this state of waiting,” he concluded.
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