Family of KIA soldier demands army reveal how they know he died

The family of IDF soldier Oron Shaul, who the army says was killed during the 50-day 2014 Gaza war, petitions the High Court of Justice with a demand the Israel Defense Forces reveal the evidence that drove them to pronounce the soldier killed in action.

Shaul’s body is being held by Hamas in Gaza.

The petition says the army has not provided the full documents on the cause of death, “raising suspicions they are hiding essential information on Oron, and on the considerations that were the basis of declaring him dead.”

Brother of late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul seen at a protest tent outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on June 30, 2016. The sign reads 'Returning Oron.' (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Brother of late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul seen at a protest tent outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on June 30, 2016. The sign reads ‘Returning Oron.’ (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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