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For four years, Hamas has been holding the bodies of Oron Shaul HY”D and Hadar Goldin HY”D. On Monday, 4 Menachem Av, the first flotilla for the return of the sons left the Port of Ashdod.

The flotilla was arranged by ‘Midar Hadar’ headed by the parents of Hadar, Drs Leah and Simcha Goldin. MKs who were on hand to participate included Shuli Muallem (Bayit Yehudi) Sharen Haskel (Likud), Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin (Machane Tzioni), Director-General of Bnei Akiva Yair Shachal, as well as rabbonim from Tzohar Rabbonim and others.

The participants wore the tee shirts designed for the flotilla, which read, “There is always something to do”.

Shaul and Goldin were killed in fighting in the summer of 2014, during Operation Protective Ede in Gaza. Their bodies have been snatched and are still held by Hamas. The Goldins have been leading the effort to bring them both home for kvuras yisrael, now stating the government has “betrayed us”, for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told them years ago that the return of the bodies will remain the highest priority for his administration.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit: עזרא גבאי)