Speaking to Hallie Jackson from NBC News, father Shamriz stated that the government allowed Hamas to take his son on October 7 and killed his son on December 14, “You killed my son twice.” said.
Emphasizing that the Netanyahu government is not capable of serving the country, Shamriz said, “They do not deserve us as a country, as a society. They are not our leaders. They only think about themselves, their seats and their pockets.” he said.
MARTYR REQUESTS WERE REJECTED
Shamriz said that the government does not make any effort for the return of Israelis held captive in Gaza and added, “They do not think about the hostages.” he said.
The Israeli army announced that it “accidentally” killed 3 Israeli prisoners in blockaded Gaza on December 15.
The family of 26-year-old Alon Shamriz, one of the prisoners who was “accidentally” killed, requested that their son be recorded as a “martyr”, but the Israeli media reported that the request was rejected by the Israeli army.
“THEY WERE KILLED DESPITE THEY CARRYING A WHITE FLAG”
Describing the circumstances of their son’s death as “tragic”, the family stated that Shamriz was “fighting his way to freedom” along with other captives, and that the Israeli army opened fire on them even though they were without clothes and carrying a white flag.
The family stated that under these circumstances, it would be appropriate to recognize these three prisoners as “martyrs of the Israeli army who died while fighting.”
AFTER OCTOBER 7, ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION OF GAZA
Hamas’s armed wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched a comprehensive attack on Israel on October 7, on the grounds of “responding to the continuous violations against Palestinians and sacred values, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Israel announced that 1,200 Israelis died and 5,132 people were injured in the attacks on October 7.
In Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip, 19 thousand 667 Palestinians, including at least 8 thousand children and 6 thousand 200 women, died. While thousands of deaths are reported in the rubble, civilian infrastructure is being destroyed by targeting hospitals and educational institutions where people took shelter.
The Israeli army announced that 464 of its soldiers have been killed, 132 of which were during the land invasion process, since October 7, when their attacks on the Gaza Strip began.
During the “humanitarian break” in the conflict, which was given for 4 days on November 24 and later extended for 3 more days, 81 Israeli and 240 Palestinian prisoners were mutually released. On the other hand, Israel continued to detain and imprison thousands of Palestinians.
302 Palestinians lost their lives in attacks by Israeli forces and illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
In the ongoing clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah at the border since October 8, 24 Lebanese civilians, 115 Hezbollah members, 5 Israeli civilians and 6 Israeli soldiers died.
1.9 million Palestinians displaced under the blockade at gunpoint in Gaza are struggling to survive without shelter, food, clean water, medicine and health services.
(AA)
