JUL 10, 2025 JLM 88°F 12:34 PM 05:34 AM EST
Mother of IDF fallen soldier, Oron Shaul, taken hostage in 2014, asks last request

The family of Oron Shaul, who fell in Gaza in 2014 and whose body was kidnapped by Hamas, pleads for his return to be included in the next hostage deal - before his mother dies.

The family of fallen IDF soldier Oron Shaul, who was killed during 2014's Operation Protective Edge and his body kidnapped by Hamas, is marking ten years since his death and abduction, as reported by Israel National News.

Over the course of the past decade, the Shaul family has fought, mostly on its own, to have his body brought back to Israel for burial. Until October 7, their request was personal, with little support from the Israeli public.

Now, as Israel negotiates for the release of hostages kidnapped on October 7, Zehava, Shaul's mother, who is sick with cancer, presents her last request: That Israel bring Oron's body back to home, so that she may say a final farewell before her own death.

"In my opinion, I won't see him at all, until my dying day," she said. "I don't want to speak about my illness, but it is not easy. It's really not easy. And I am always hoping that Oron will return already, so that I can see him, before I bid farewell to the country. I also want to embrace my grandchildren, who I do not yet have. ... After I have both of those, I can breathe."

Shaul's father, Herzl Shaul, predeceased his wife, passing away from cancer in September 2016, just two years after his son's death. "After Herzl understood ... he ate himself up from inside, got cancer, and passed away," she said.

Herzl was initially convinced that his son had died, but later understood that he would not see the proof he wished to see. He believed until his death that his son would be repatriated to Israel and would be found alive.

After Herzl's death, the Shaul family filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court, demanding to see proof of Oron's death.

Source: INN    Photo: Eliran Aharon

 

Did you find this article interesting?
Comments
To leave a comment, please log in

DISCOVER MORE

BREAKING NEWS Palestine = PLO = Hamas = ISIS = NAZI ISRAEL - IRAN WAR The Iran Threat "Iron Swords" - War in Gaza Operation Northern Arrows Prime Minister Netanyahu War in Syria Jihadi Infiltration into the USA Trump Administration 10/7 Hamas Massacres Trump against Harris 2024 US 2024 Elections Trump-Vance 2024 Jihadi Infiltration into the West American Jihad Biden Administration Heroes of Israel Israeli "Pagers Operation" Idiots for Palestine IDF Hostage Rescue "Operation Arnon" Security Threat to America Kamala Harris 2024 Biblical Archaeology THE KEDAR DAILY VIDEO Stories from "Swords of Iron" US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) The Battle for Rafah Operation: Long Arm in Yemen USAID Scandal Hamas The Bible Israeli Technology Hezbollah Muslim Persecution of Jews The 301 Daily War Analysis IRANGATE: Harris Collusion with Iran