The body of the Arab terrorist who was killed following his attack on Tuesday evening that injured three IDF soldiers has already been returned to his family, despite former order by Prime Minister Netanyahu to no longer return the bodies of the terrorists.
According to a Rotter.net report and Channel 2, Netanyahu’s office released a statement that the return of the terrorist’s body was done per the exclusive decision of Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon who once again has discretionary power in this matter, after the Prime Minister restored Ya’alon’s discretionary authority on Sunday.
Apparently the Ministry of Defense is no longer even bothering to say that the body was returned “by mistake” and this has become policy.
The return of terrorist bodies is of major importance to the terrorist family households, but Defense Minister Yaalon refuses to take advantage of this leverage, and Netanyahu either can’t or won’t control his ministers.
Hamas is currently holding the bodies of two IDF soldiers and not returning them. They also hint to having two more Israelis in captivity.
