From Ex-defense chief Ya’alon criticizes Gantz for holding onto prisoner’s body
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Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks at a protest supporting opening a committee of inquiry into the submarine affair, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
Former IDF chief of staff and former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon criticizes a decision by outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz — his former political partner — to hold on to the body of a Palestinian prisoner who died of cancer in custody this week.
“Trafficking in bodies is unnecessary — there are other methods to apply pressure,” Ya’alon tells Army Radio. “If there are fears that the funeral will provoke incitement, then order them to bury him at night with only family in attendance.”
Gantz said earlier today that the decision not to release the body of Nasser Abu Hmeid, 51, a founding member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terror group, was made following a security assessment.
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