Hostage Families Demand Netanyahu Stop Using Deaths for Election Campaign
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Families of hostages killed in Gaza have written to Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Likud party demanding they stop using the phrase "we returned them all" in their election campaign. The families stated that the deceased loved ones were not returned alive and their deaths should not be used for political propaganda. They emphasized that the return of bodies in coffins cannot be erased by any campaign.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Families of slain hostages demanded Netanyahu stop using their loved ones' deaths for election propaganda.
- The families specifically cited the Likud party's use of the phrase "we returned them all".
- The letter stated that the deceased hostages were not returned alive but as bodies in coffins.
- The families accused the government of using their loved ones' deaths to seek another term in office.
Families of hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity in Gaza have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party. They are demanding that the party cease using the phrase "we returned them all" in its election campaign materials.
"We demand of you: if you have even a drop of humanity left, stop using our loved ones for election propaganda purposes," the letter states. "Do not use their deaths to ask the public for another term. You did not return our loved ones. Their bodies returned in coffins. No election campaign can erase this fact."
The families expressed their outrage at what they perceive as the exploitation of their deceased relatives' memory for political gain, emphasizing that the return of bodies does not equate to a successful rescue operation.
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