In a special covert operation by IDF and Shin Bet forces, the abducted soldier Sgt. Oron Shaul, who fell in battle in Sajaiya, Gaza on July 20, 2014, during Operation Protective Edge, and whose body was kidnapped by Hamas, was rescued yesterday (Sunday).
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj. Gen. Rasan Alyan, visited the family of the late Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul, who served as commander of the Golani Brigade during Operation Protective Edge, expressed his condolences to the family and emphasized the IDF's commitment to work for the return of all the abductees.
The Golani Brigade Commander stated during his visit: "This morning I had the privilege of coming to the Shaul family home and talking about the feelings and memory I carry with me as Deputy Commander of the 13th Battalion in Operation Protective Edge, the Golani Brigade will continue to embrace and accompany the family. In an exciting closure, forces from the 51st Battalion took part in the exciting rescue operation together with other special forces. The Shaul family, your Oron, our Oron, is coming home."
Colonel Erez Elkabetz, who served as commander of the 13th Battalion in the Golani Brigade, during Operation Protective Edge, the battalion in which Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul served, stated: "The late Oron Shaul, my brother in arms and combat in Operation Protective Edge, was a heroic and courageous fighter who stood on the front lines and fell in defense of the State of Israel. A beloved friend who always helped everyone. An outstanding fighter."
"I had the privilege of commanding you in the 13th Battalion and fighting alongside you. For more than ten years I have been accompanying your family in its great pain, and today the circle is closed. This is a day when the feelings of pain over your fall in battle are mixed with the feelings of returning home for burial in Israel, when we always remember the moral obligation to bring everyone back. Zehava, Aviram, Ofek, Herzl z"l. I will continue to follow in Oron's footsteps, and be by your side always," he concluded.
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