{"id":15367,"date":"2025-02-18T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=15367"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:13:56","slug":"mother-of-fallen-hostage-my-son-will-be-seen-only-at-his-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/mother-of-fallen-hostage-my-son-will-be-seen-only-at-his-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of Fallen Hostage: My Son Will be Seen Only at His Best"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iris Haim is a well-known figure in Israel. In December 2023, two months into the war, an IDF unit\u00a0 mistakenly shot and killed her son Yotam,\u00a0 along with two other hostages who had managed to escape Hamas captivity – Alon Shamriz, and Samar Talalka of blessed memory. The heart of the Jewish people broke at the tragedy, yet Iris transcended her personal loss to become a force love, unity\u00a0 and healing, reaching out almost immediately to the IDF soldiers<\/a> and encouraging the rest of the nation with grace, kindness and a message of hope and resilience. Iris Haim has become a unifying figure both among the families of the hostages and the bereaved.<\/p>\n

“Not in the Physical Body”
\n<\/strong>Yesterday (Monday), Iris revealed in a post that she possesses images obtained by the IDF from Hamas, that document her son Yotam during his captivity\u2014images the family has chosen not to share with the public. Their intention is to preserve the current memory of Yotam as he is now\u2014free and strong, courageously walking through the ruined streets of Gaza in a desperate bid to save himself<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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