Numerous Gaza people, consisting of just recently launched Palestinian detainees, kids, and babies, were seen in the crowd as Hamas terrorists paraded 4 black caskets on their embellished phase before passing them off to members of the Red Cross.
The propaganda occasion has actually stimulated anger together with prevalent sorrow and grieving from international leaders.
Parading of bodies in Gaza is abhorrent
The United Nations rights chief stated the parading of bodies in Gaza is abhorrent and contradicts worldwide law, Reuters shared.
” Under worldwide law, any handover of the remains of departed should adhere to the restriction of harsh, inhuman or degrading treatment, guaranteeing regard for the self-respect of the departed and their households”, Volker Turk stated in a declaration.
Previous Israeli ambassador to the UN and the United States, Gilad Erdan, compared the Palestinians in Gaza to the Nazis in an X/Twitter post.
” Even in Nazi Germany, there were Germans who conserved Jews. Not a single Gazan conserved a single captive.”
Erdan continued, “Lots of, lots of ‘innocent’ Gazans participated in the kidnapping & murder, and much more came out today and on October 7th to commemorate the return of Jewish children in caskets. ”
Even in Nazi Germany, there were Germans who conserved Jews.Not a single Gazan conserved a single hostage.Many lots of ‘innocent’ Gazans participated in the kidnapping & murder and much more came out today and on October 7th to commemorate the return of Jewish children in caskets. Hamas should … https://t.co/WMyv02keou
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) February 20, 2025
Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland revealed his anger over Hamas terrorists dealing with of the captive release on X, “Civilians must never ever be exchanged as pawns in a power video game.”
” All captives and arbitrarily apprehended civilians should be launched without conditions.”
‘ Pure evil’
UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis shared on X, “It is pure evil to take a mom and her kids and a senior male captive. It takes another layer of wicked to be accountable for their deaths.
” And yet a more layer of wicked to trade their bodies to launch numerous detainees, consisting of terrorists serving life sentences for murder.”
” This is what Israel is up versus,” Mirvis worried.
It is pure evil to take a mom and her kids and a senior male captive. It takes another layer of wicked to be accountable for their deaths. And yet a more layer of wicked to trade their bodies to launch numerous detainees consisting of terrorists serving life … pic.twitter.com/HiUnaz1Xq5
— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) February 20, 2025
The National Union of Reporters shared a message in honor of Oded Lifshitz, “The NUJ extends its acknowledgements to the household of Oded Lifshitz. Today, Hamas finished turning over 4 departed captives to the Red Cross & reporter Lifshitz was amongst them. The NUJ had actually required his release after his kidnapping in Kibbutz Nir Oz in 2023.”
Lifshitz, a long-lasting peace and Palestinian rights supporter worked for years for Al HaMishmar before his retirement. He reported thoroughly on the Bedouins in Israel and supposedly took a case to the High Court, which led to the return of a few of their land, according to a previous post from The Jerusalem Post.
‘ Might their souls rest in peace’
Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua L. Zarka revealed his acknowledgements on X, “On this day of grieving, might the tune of Oded’s piano accompany us, and might the laughter of Ariel and Kfir Bibas resonate in our hearts.
After more than 500 days kept in evictions of hell, might their souls rest in peace.”
German parliament member Lamya Kaddor shared, “The news of the death of Bibas household is intolerable. The perfidious phenomenon of the captive handover is likewise intolerable. My ideas today are with dad Yarden Bibas, who himself was devoid of Hamas captivity just 3 weeks earlier.”
Reuters added to this report.