Zehava Shaul, Mother of Fallen Golani Soldier Oron Shaul, Passes Away
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Zehava Shaul, mother of Golani Brigade soldier Oron Shaul whose body was held by Hamas for a decade, has died a year and a half after his remains were returned to Israel. She led a long campaign for his return, which was completed in a 2025 IDF and Shin Bet operation. Funeral details are pending.
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- Zehava Shaul, mother of Oron Shaul, died a year and a half after his body was returned from Gaza.
- Oron Shaul was captured in 2014 during Operation Protective Edge and held by Hamas for ten years.
- His remains were recovered in January 2025 in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation.
- Zehava led a decade-long public campaign to bring her son’s body back to Israel.
- Oron Shaul was killed in the 2014 Shuja'iyya battle and posthumously awarded a President's Citation.
- Funeral details for Zehava Shaul are not yet announced but expected in Poria Illit.
Zehava Shaul, mother of Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul of the Golani Brigade, has died a year and a half after her son's body was recovered from Gaza and buried in Poria Illit. Oron Shaul was captured during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge and held by Hamas for a decade before being returned to Israel in a special IDF and Shin Bet operation named "Operation Return to Us" in January 2025. Zehava Shaul and her family led a persistent public and political campaign for the return of Oron's remains, which were held as a bargaining chip by Hamas. Oron's father, Herzl Shaul, who passed away in 2016, did not live to see his son's body returned. Oron Shaul was born on December 27, 1993, served as a Golani fighter, and was posthumously awarded a President's Citation shortly before his death. He was killed on July 20, 2014, during the battle of Shuja'iyya when his armored personnel carrier was hit by an anti-tank missile, along with six other soldiers. Zehava Shaul's funeral arrangements have not yet been announced but are expected to take place in Poria Illit, where Oron is buried. She is survived by two sons.
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