Oron Shaul

Mother of St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, fallen soldier whose remains were held by Hamas, passes away

Zehava will be buried in Poria Illit, located near the Kinneret in northern Israel, beside her husband Herzl and son, Oron.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Zehava Shaul, mother of Oron Shaul, with supporters and family members of missing Israeli soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin hold a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on August 9, 2019.
IDF soliers operate in the Gaza Strip, September 28, 2025.

IDF, Shin Bet reveal details of secret Gaza City mission to recover Oron Shaul's remains

In a series of clandestine operations, the IDF and Shin Bet put together more and more pieces of a complex puzzle until they located Shaul's remains. 

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers from Division 162 operate in the Gaza Strip on September 12 2024.

IDF officer recounts Jabalya IED blast, mission to recover Oron Shaul's body

In his first public interview, M. described the attack, the emotional weight of leadership, and the renewed push to recover hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

|ByAMIR BOBOT
Major-General Rasan Alian visits the family of St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul. January 19, 2025.

'Our Oron has returned home': COGAT, Golani chiefs visit Oron Shaul's family

Alian served as the chief of the Golani Brigade during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge when Shaul's body was kidnapped.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Nikki Haley's Holy Land grand tour

From north to south, by air and underground, the US Ambassador to the United Nations took it all in.

JUNE 9, 2017ByHERB KEINON
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley flies over Israel

Hamas: Collapsed Gaza tunnel was used to 'kidnap' body of IDF soldier Oron Shaul

Since 2014 Gaza war, Hamas has claimed it is in possession of the body of fallen IDF soldier deemed missing in action.

JANUARY 31, 2016ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian fighters from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades stand inside an underground tunnel in Gaza August 18