Prof. Simcha Goldin, the father of slain IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, whose body is being held by Hamas in Gaza, responded to a report on Kan News that Israel has resumed contacts with Hamas and that a prisoner release could be in the offing.
"The fact is that my son has been abandoned to the terrorists for the past six and a half years," Goldin said. "Who abandoned him? I'm talking about [Defense Minister Benny] Gantz, who was his Chief of Staff; Netanyahu, the Prime Minister; and [current Chief of Staff Aviv] Kochavi, who was head of Military Intelligence. They have been conducting negotiations with terrorists who are holding Hadar [Goldin] and Oron [Shaul] - and nothing has been achieved. They should be ashamed of themselves."