The Goldin family plans to march from their home in central Israel to the Gaza border next week in order to mark eight years since the body of their son was taken captive by Hamas, Times of Israel reports. The march is an attempt to get the Israeli government to do more to get back Hadar Goldin’s body.
Hadar, the son of Leah and Simcha Goldin, was killed while fighting in the 2014 Gaza war, along with Oron Shaul. The soldiers’ bodies have been held by Hamas ever since. Leah and Simcha, who will be joined by supporters as they embark on their march next Wednesday, August 3, also call for the release of Avera Mengistu, an Israeli civilian whose family says he suffers from mental illness. Mengistu snuck under the security fence into Gaza in 2014, and he has been held there ever since.
{Matzav.com Israel}
