The mother of one of the three Israeli hostages accidentally shot dead by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops has forgiven the soldiers who killed her son, saying they were trying their best and to destroy Hamas. He said we should keep fighting.
Yotam Haim's mother, Iris Haim, 28, appeared on Israel's Channel 12 and said the entire brigade was fighting in the Shejaya area in the northern Gaza Strip when her son and two other hostages were mistakenly captured. conveyed the message. She opened fire when they called for help.
As reported by Breitbart News, Yotam Haim, Aron Shamlis, 26, and Samar Fuad Talalka, 24, were killed after appearing on the battlefield shirtless and waving white flags. Ta. Their deaths caused widespread suffering in Israel.
However, Iris Heim said:
Hello, Iris Heim, Bislach Brigade, 17th Battalion, I'm Yotam's mother.
I wanted to tell you that I love you so much and that I'm hugging you from afar. I know that everything that happened wasn't your fault or anyone's fault. May their names and memories disappear from the face of the earth, except for Hamas.
Please stay safe and always remember that what you are doing is the best thing in the world to help us as Jews. And we all need you to be safe and sound. Don't hesitate for a second. If you see terrorists, don't assume they intentionally killed hostages. You need to protect yourself. Because that's the only way to protect us.
We encourage you to visit us at your earliest opportunity. If anyone would be willing, we would love to see you with our own eyes, hug you, and tell you what you did – as painfully as it hurts to say it, and as sadly as it probably was at that moment. It's the right thing to do, and none of us are criticizing you or being angry at you. Not me, not her husband Ravib, not her daughter Noya, not Yotham of blessed memory, not Yotham's brother Tuval.
We love you very much, that's all.
Subsequent investigation into hostage death revealed Soldiers at the scene were not briefed on the banners the hostages had posted outside the building asking for help. That the sniper who shot the hostages did not recognize the white flag. An IDF dog sent into the hideout of a Hamas terrorist holding hostages recorded the hostages' cries for help, but the recordings were not available until days after the hostages were killed. It was said that it had not been vetted.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of a new biography, Rhoda: “Comrade Cadderly, you are abnormal.”. He is also the author of a recently published e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
Full disclosure: The author is distantly related through her marriage to Yotam Haim.
