Grandfather of fallen soldier confronts Netanyahu in court, tells him to remove hostage pin

The grandfather of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Gur Kehati, 20, who was killed during a gun battle with Hezbollah operatives on November 20, 2024, tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove his yellow hostage pin while in the courtroom during his criminal trial.

“The prime minister with a hostage pin is abandoning the hostages,” Asaf Agmon says. “Remove the symbol of the hostages from your lapel!”

Kehati was killed while in southern Lebanon, alongside Zeev Erlich, 71, who was in IDF uniform and with a senior officer, but had no official authorization from the army to be in Lebanon, where he was reportedly attempting to study antiquities.

תא"ל במיל' אסף אגמון ששכל את נכדו גור קהתי במלחמה פונה לנתניהו באולם ביהמ"ש: "הנכד שלי מתהפך בקבר שלו כשהוא רואה אותך עם סיכת החטופים, מפקיר את החטופים. תוריד את הסמל של החטופים מדש מעילך" pic.twitter.com/RsdCUC2Utt

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