Oron Shaul, Hadar Goldin
Oron Shaul, Hadar GoldinIDF Spokesman

MK Ze'ev Elkin, the Chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, says Israel should hold on to the bodies of Marwan Kawasmeh and Amar Abu-Eisha, and use them as bargaining chips for obtaining the remains of IDF soldiers Lt. Hadar Goldin and Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul hy”d.

Goldin and Shaul were killed in the course of Operation Protective Edge.

In negotiations over a truce agreement with Hamas last month, Israel reportedly refused to sign an agreement that would not include the return of the bodies of Second Lt.Hadar Goldin and First Sgt. Oron Shaul.

However, the PA and Hamas delegation reportedly refused to discuss the issue, demanding the release of terrorists jailed in Israel. It appears that Israel eventually relented on this point.