The original recording of a call to police by one of the abducted teenager’s on June 12 is not as audible as the recording obtained by Israeli media on Tuesday, Channel 10 reported.
In the original recording, which was presented by police to the parents of the teens several days after the kidnapping, it is difficult to make out what the teen is saying.
It remains unclear whether the original recording was digitally enhanced or if it was altered in any way.
In the recording, the police operator tries to interact with the caller, but receives no answer. The 49-second recording continues with largely unintelligible background noise. The call itself lasted for 2:09 minutes and was then cut off, according to reports.
According to Gil-ad Shaar’s father, his son was the one who place the call.
Police officials accused Shin Bet operatives of intentionally leaking the recording online, Channel 10 reported.
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