PM speaks with mother of Oron Shaul ahead of funeral, pledges to recover all hostages

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Zehava Shaul, the mother of fallen soldier Oron Shaul, ahead of his funeral in Israel more than a decade after he was killed in Gaza.

The body of Oron Shaul — who was killed in 2014 during Operation Protective Edge — was recovered by troops in Gaza, the IDF announced yesterday morning, just before the start of a ceasefire in the Strip.

The Prime Minister’s Office says Zehava thanked Netanyahu and told him: “You promised to bring him back, and you did.” The prime minister reiterates his promise to bring back the remains of Hadar Goldin, who was also killed in 2014 and whose body is still being held in Gaza, as well as “all of our hostages, the living and the fallen.”

Oron’s funeral is currently being held in his hometown of Poria near the Sea of Galilee. President Isaac Herzog is slated to deliver a eulogy at the proceedings.

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