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Eldad Regev
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Photo: Reuters
Ehud Goldwasser
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Truce deal disappoints hostages' families

Following meeting with prime minister, families of soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah express deep disappointment that UN ceasefire resolution fails to include practical clause stipulating soldiers' safe return

The families of the two IDF soldiers kidnapped by Hizbullah were disappointed by the failure to stipulate the safe return of their sons as part of the ceasefire agreement approved by the UN Security Council.

 

Following a Sunday meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the families expressed deep distress that the government did not manage to include operative steps towards getting a practical arrangement for their release in the frame of the ceasefire deal or even a sign of life from their loved ones.

 

The meeting was also attended by Maj. Gen. (Res.) Uzi Dayan and Attorneys Yaakov Neeman and Mordechai Algarabaly, who organized a delegation to Paris some weeks ago to seek aid towards the hostages' release.

 

Omri Avni, father-in-law of kidnapped soldier Ehud Goldwasser, told Ynet, "It's hard to say that we came out of the meeting with the prime minister satisfied. One of the goals of waging this war was to return the soldiers home. To our deep regret, this aim was not achieved at this stage with the signing of the ceasefire agreement."

 

"With that, I will again note that we continue to have faith that the prime minister is doing and will do all in his power to return the soldiers to their home, and we were reassured of this," he said.

 

'It's very difficult on the families'

 

Eyal Regev, brother of kidnapped soldier Eldad Regev, said, "Not only does the return of the soldiers not appear in the operative clause, but (the agreement) doesn't even include the demand to get a sign of life or a Red Cross visit. It's very difficult on the families to not have any official information on their sons' welfare after 33 days. This was noted to the prime minister.

 

"My feeling is that if the matter of the kidnapped soldiers was written as an operative clause it would have practical weight, and therefore we asked for an explanation. We very much hope that in the end the government won't forget the kidnapped soldiers and will act for their return home as soon as possible," he added. 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.13.06, 17:57
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