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Bereaved mothers learned of sons' heroism from freed captive: 'An indescribable gift'

Bereaved mothers of Israeli soldiers who were killed in the Gaza war learned of their sons' heroism from a freed captive. Or Levy, who was held hostage by Hamas, recounted how each of their sons had saved him in body and spirit. Levy revealed that Aner Shapiro, one of the fallen soldiers, showed him how to toss back grenades and gave him the power to do so. The mothers expressed their expectations for the Israeli leadership to be worthy of their sons' sacrifice and criticized mistreatment of bereaved and hostages' families.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/bereaved-mothers-learned-of-sons-heroism-from-freed-captive-an-indescribable-gift/
Source Id: 2025-03-661238442

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