Families of Hostages Killed in Captivity Urge Netanyahu to Stop Exploiting Their Memory
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Families of Israelis who died in captivity after being abducted on October 7 have written an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to stop using the phrase "we brought all the hostages back" in his election campaign. The families accuse the government of exploiting their loved ones' deaths for political gain and are demanding accountability. The letter was released as families of six hostages killed in Rafah launched their own campaign highlighting that not all hostages have returned.
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- Families of hostages who died in captivity asked PM Netanyahu to stop using their memory in election campaigns.
- The families stated that the bodies of their loved ones returned in coffins, not the hostages themselves.
- They accuse the government of presenting the deaths of their relatives as a political success.
- The letter calls for apologies, accountability, and a national inquiry commission.
- The appeal was launched alongside a campaign by families of six hostages killed in Rafah.
Families of Israelis abducted on October 7, 2023, who subsequently died in captivity, have penned an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party. They are demanding that the government cease using the phrase "we brought all the hostages back" in their election campaign. The signatories stated, "You did not bring them back. Their bodies returned in coffins." They accuse the government of framing their loved ones' deaths as a "political success" and condemn the use of their memory for electoral purposes.
According to the letter, 251 individuals were abducted on October 7, 2023. Of these, 46 were reportedly captured alive and did not return alive. The families assert that opportunities to save them existed and criticize leaders for decisions that led to their prolonged captivity. The signatories are calling for apologies, accountability, and the establishment of a national inquiry commission.
"If you are unable to take responsibility for their deaths, at least do not seek to make their graves political capital," the letter reads. This appeal was released on the same day that families of six hostages killed in Rafah launched their own campaign under the slogan "We did not come home!" Posters for this campaign have been displayed on the Ayalon Highway and in various regions across Israel.
