A tribute to Zehava Shaul, who died Friday after more than a decade of fighting to bring her son Oron's body home from Hamas captivity. She was buried beside her husband and son in Poria Illit.
Tributes to Zehava Shaul, the mother of fallen IDF soldier Oron Shaul, were circulating Friday morning, remembering her as 'a symbol of hope' for the nation following her death and burial earlier today.
The Zioneer reported at 09:02 Jerusalem that Shaul died after more than a decade of campaigning for the return of her son's body from Hamas captivity. In the same report, the outlet noted she was buried in Poria Illit next to her husband Hertzell and her son Oron — whose body was recovered and laid to rest in Israel in 2025. The Lower Galilee Regional Council eulogized her as 'a noble woman' who fought tirelessly.
Shaul's struggle became a rallying point for Israeli public opinion, as The Zioneer has documented over the years. The family's decade-long effort to secure Oron's burial in Israel ended in 2025, when his remains were returned in a prisoner exchange.
No further statements from the family have been published as of 09:15 Jerusalem.
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