The family of Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose body went missing after the APC he was riding in was blown up during fierce battles in Gaza, speak to the media Sunday at 2:10 p.m.
“Oron still hasn’t been brought to burial,” says Oron’s cousin Racheli Gazit. “We trust the IDF, we trust the State of Israel that they’ll do everything to bring Oron to burial in Israel,” she says in a prepared statement to the media outside the family home in the village of Poriya near Tiberias.
“We identify with the family of Hadar Goldin” — a soldier killed in action on Friday whose body is also missing — “and their immense pain. The [Shaul] family is going through difficult times, but we draw strength from each other and from the people of Israel,” says Gazit.
Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose death in Gaza on July 20 was formally confirmed by the IDF on July 25 (Photo credit: Courtesy)
“We are in constant contact with the relevant authorities. And we’re sure they’re working hard. We’re sure they’ll bring him home, we’re sure of it. With God’s help, may there be a burial soon.”
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