Israel digs in heels on Gaza, demands captives' release

At issue are the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, presumed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza war, and the fate of two Israeli citizens, Avera Mengistu and Hasham al-Sayed.

Palestinians stand on a house that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike during the fighting between Israel and Hamas last month, in the northern Gaza Strip June 29, 2021.

(photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

JUNE 30, 2021 14:30

Israel digs in heels on Gaza, demands captives' release

At issue are the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, presumed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza war, and the fate of two Israeli citizens, Avera Mengistu and Hasham al-Sayed.

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Israel digs in heels on Gaza, demands captives' release

At issue are the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, presumed to have been killed during the 2014 Gaza war, and the fate of two Israeli citizens, Avera Mengistu and Hasham al-Sayed.

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