Reut Adari, mother of Shin Bet operative Idan Adari who was killed at the Nova festival on October 7, confronted Shin Bet Director Dudi Zini at a press conference Thursday, accusing him of politicizing her son's death to serve Prime Minister Netanyahu's agenda. 'You will not erase our children's blood,' she said.
Reut Rachat Adari, whose son Idan Adari — a Shin Bet operative — was killed at the Nova music festival on October 7, confronted Shin Bet Director Dudi Zini during a press conference held Thursday afternoon. Speaking directly to the agency chief, Adari accused him of exploiting the blood of fallen operatives for political purposes, specifically to serve Prime Minister Netanyahu's agenda. 'You are using politics and the blood of my son and ten heroic Shin Bet operatives who fell on October 7 to serve the agenda of abandonment and erasure of the prime minister,' she said. 'You will not erase our children's blood.'
The confrontation comes amid growing public friction between families of fallen security personnel and Shin Bet leadership. As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Zini ordered the removal of a partial memorial corner for slain operatives at agency headquarters, saying a full memorial wall already exists. Adari, a member of the 'October 7 Council' of bereaved families, has been an outspoken critic of what she sees as institutional neglect. The precise occasion of Thursday's press conference was not detailed in the report, but Adari's remarks mark a sharp escalation in personal criticism of Zini, who has faced prior accusations of failing to address incitement and leaks.
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