Hadar Goldin
Avera Mengistu, who suffers from mental illness, crossed into Gaza on his own accord in 2014.
During a rally in Gaza, the terror group displayed a rifle it claimed belonged to IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose remains have been held in Gaza since 2014 • Jerusalem officials dismiss the event as psychological warfare designed to pressure the incoming government.
Past governments’ claims that attempts were made to secure the return of Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, are “the biggest bluff,” says Goldin’s brother.
Hadar Goldin’s pieces have already been presented to the United Nations and showcased as part of international traveling exhibits.
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says any expectation of a significant change in Hamas’s extreme worldview is fantasy; the latest violence is part of a Hamas bid to “change the rules of the equation” with Israel.
After seeing the destruction caused by rioting in Lod, mission delegates announced the creation of the Israel Community Fund to support emotional trauma counseling and refurbish Torah institutions.
Rivlin was accompanied by Lea Goldin, mother of Hadar Goldin whose body is being held by Hamas in Gaza.
After meeting in Gaza with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar says he’s prepared to speed up negotiations, though suggests that the price will be high.
“The Israeli leadership has simply lost its moral compass,” says the father of the late Lt. Hadar Goldin, whose remains have been held by Hamas since “Operation Protective Edge” in 2014.
On the sixth anniversary of “Operation Protective Edge,” the defense minister says Israel must not cease efforts to bring back the remains of Israeli soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, and obtain the release from Hamas captivity of Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed.
The new policy, which has not yet been approved by the Security Cabinet, is intended to boost deterrence against terrorist attacks.
Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Leah Goldin calls on member states to change their policies on Gaza and act to return Israeli soldiers and civilians being held in the terrorist enclave.
