The committee agreed that the shelters on Route 232 will not be relocated. The compromise follows months of debate between bereaved families and authorities over the future of the memorial sites.
The Knesset Education Committee reached a compromise Monday on the future of the so-called 'Death Shelters' on Route 232, near the Gaza border. The shelters, which became a symbol of the October 7 massacre, will remain in place. The committee's decision came after pressure from bereaved families who argued that removing the shelters would erase the memory of the attack.
Mally, mother of Noa Zander, who was killed at the site, told the committee: 'This is my place to remember my daughter's blood that was spilled here.' The compromise allows for the preservation of the shelters as memorial sites while addressing safety concerns.
The committee's agreement is seen as a rare moment of consensus on a deeply emotional issue that has divided the affected communities and local authorities.
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