Eli Sharabi, who lost his entire family in the October 7 attack and was held hostage by Hamas, told Reshet Bet that the government is trying to force the public to forget the magnitude of the disaster. He made the remarks in response to Prime Minister Netanyahu's comment that he had 'gained weight' since October 7 and Finance Minister Smotrich's claim that 'thanks to him the hostages returned.'
Eli Sharabi, who lost his entire family in the October 7 Hamas attack and was held hostage for months, on Monday criticized the government's handling of the disaster's memory. Speaking to Reshet Bet, Sharabi said: 'Every elected official who crowns himself with laurels, I can't hear this. They are trying to force us to forget what we went through and the magnitude of the disaster.'
He made the remarks in response to Prime Minister Netanyahu's comment that he had 'gained weight' since October 7, and Finance Minister Smotrich's claim that 'thanks to him the hostages returned.' Sharabi said he could not bear to hear such statements.
The Zioneer previously reported on Netanyahu's weight comment, which sparked public outcry, and on Sharabi's earlier response in which he said he had lost more weight than the prime minister. The new statement deepens the criticism from hostage families who have accused the government of exploiting the hostage issue for political gain.
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