Leah and Simcha Goldin, the parents of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin whose body is being held by Hamas in Gaza, responded on Monday to the Supreme Court's ruling that the state is permitted to hold bodies of terrorists as a means of advancing the return of missing IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.

"Following the ruling, Netanyahu and his government are running out of excuses as to why they fold time and time again and return bodies of terrorists for burial. The Cabinet, headed by Netanyahu, made a series of decisions on how to pressure Hamas to promote the boys' return, but the Prime Minister and the Israeli government are refraining from using all possible levers to turn the holding of the boys from an asset into a burden," the two said.


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