Leah Goldin says release of her son’s body by Hamas must be part of deal

11 May 2023, 11:33 am 1 Edit

Leah Goldin (R), the mother of Israeli soldier Lieutenant Hadar Goldin (L), holds up a picture of her son as she speaks during an interview at their family home in the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba on August 29, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)

Leah Goldin, the mother of Hadar Goldin, the slain IDF soldier whose body is being held by Hamas in Gaza, says his return must be part of any Gaza ceasefire deal.

“The prime minister must put Hadar on the table as a condition for ending the war,” Goldin tells 103FM Radio, saying that this is an opportunity for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to be brave and to bring back the soldiers.”

The bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul have been held by Hamas since they were killed in 2014.

Hamas is also holding Israeli civilians Avera Mengistu, who crossed into the Strip in 2014, and Hisham Al-Sayed, who crossed in 2015.