Hamas Accused of Faking Burial and Retrieval of Israeli Soldier’s Body in “Despicable Manipulation,” Says Tzarfati Family

Hamas Accused of Faking Burial and Retrieval of Israeli Soldier’s Body in “Despicable Manipulation,” Says Tzarfati Family

The family of Ofir Tzarfati says they were shown video of Hamas digging a hole in Gaza yesterday, bringing their son’s remains there, burying them, and then calling the Red Cross to witness the apparent retrieval, in a “despicable” manipulation by the terror group. “We went to sleep tonight expecting and hoping that another family would close a two-year torturous circle and have their loved one returned for burial,” the family says in a statement. “But once again, there was a deception at the expense of our family as we try to recover,” says the family. IDF reservists stationed in eastern Gaza City have said that Hamas operatives carried out digging works yesterday before bringing out a body from a nearby building and placing it in the hole. Hamas then covered the body in dirt and called the Red Cross to watch its operatives “uncover” it, they said. Army Radio said that the entire incident was filmed by a military drone. The Tzarfati family says they saw the video of the fake burial and retrieval by Hamas, and calls it a “despicable manipulation designed to torpedo the deal and abandon the return of all the hostages.”“This is the third time that we have been forced to open Ofir’s grave and rebury our son. The circle supposedly closed in December 2023, but it never really closes. Since then, we have been living with the wound that keeps opening, between memory and longing, between bereavement and a sense of mission,” they say.

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