Families of Slain Hostages Demand Netanyahu Stop Using Deaths in Election Campaign
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
Families of hostages killed in Hamas captivity have appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop using their loved ones' deaths in his election campaign. They erected billboards stating "We did not return home!" and wrote a letter demanding he cease using their deaths for political gain. Some families stated that Netanyahu "returned them dead" and urged him to show humanity by not exploiting their tragedy for electoral purposes. The appeals come from families of multiple hostages who were killed while in captivity.
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- Families of slain hostages urged PM Netanyahu to stop using their loved ones' deaths in his election campaign.
- Billboards across Israel declared "We did not return home!" by families of six hostages killed in Rafah.
- The families accused Netanyahu of trying to profit politically from the graves of their loved ones.
- One mother stated Netanyahu "returned them dead" instead of alive after 11 months in captivity.
- The appeal was signed by numerous families of hostages who were killed while held by Hamas.
Families of hostages murdered or killed in Hamas captivity have written to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding he cease using the phrase "we returned them all" in his election campaign. The families of six hostages killed in Rafah have also erected billboards across Israel with the message "We did not return home!"
"Do not use their deaths to ask the public for another term. You did not bring our loved ones back; their bodies returned in coffons. No election campaign can erase this fact," the families wrote. They added, "We demand that if you have even a drop of humanity left, stop using our loved ones for election propaganda. If you cannot take responsibility for their deaths, at least do not try to profit from their graves."
Nira Sarusi, mother of Almog Sarusi, who was abducted from the Nova music festival and killed in Rafah tunnels, stated in a video, "You returned them dead. You should have been proud if you had returned them alive because they survived 11 months. They could have been here alive, but they are not."
Michal Lubnov, wife of Alex Lubnov, also abducted from Nova and killed alongside Sarusi, said, "The faces of our six appear on billboards so everyone remembers them, so everyone remembers what we missed, and they did not return to us alive."
The letter was signed by numerous family members of hostages killed in captivity, including Adi Marciano, mother of Noa Marciano; Dekla and Yonatan Shamriz, mother and brother of Alon Shamriz, who was mistakenly killed by IDF fire in Gaza; Reut Even Tov and Noam Peri, daughters of Haim Peri; Ora Gazit, daughter-in-law of Arie Zalmanovitch; Yocheved Lifshitz, a former hostage and widow of Oded Lifshitz; Esther Buchstab, mother of Yagav Buchstab; Merav Svirsky, sister of Itai Svirsky; Carmit Palti Katzir, sister of Elad Katzir; Michel Illouz, father of Guy Illouz; Eshel and Or Gat, father and brother of Carmel Gat; Danny Algart, brother of Itzik Algart; Mati Dantziger, son of Alex Dantziger; Gal Goren, son of Maya Goren; Maayan Sherman, mother of Ron Sherman; Sergei and Ekaterina Beizer, parents of soldier Nik Beizer; Rani and Ayala Metzger, son and daughter-in-law of Yoram Metzger; and Shahar Mor, nephew of Avraham Monder. All were killed in Hamas captivity.
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