Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today (Sunday) appointed Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch to be in charge of the issue of abductees and missing persons. All government ministries will be subject to its guidelines on this issue. All government ministries will be subject to its guidelines on this issue.
The mother of one of the missing cries out to the chairman of the health committee: "I'm collapsing - I just want my son!"
At 20:00, a press conference will be held by representatives of the families of the missing and captives.
Yesterday, opposition leader Yair Lapid strongly criticized the POW coordinator, saying that "since the current government was formed, there has been no POW and MIA coordinator in Israel."
Since the establishment of the current government, Israel has not coordinated prisoners and missing persons. Calls on the Prime Minister to appoint a coordinator today so that there will be someone to work with the families.
— Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) October 8, 2023
Lapid called on the prime minister to immediately appoint such a coordinator so that there would be someone to work and communicate with concerned families who had lost contact with their loved ones.
The last POW coordinator, ISA member Yaron Blum, retired from his position in October 2022 and no one has been appointed to the position since.
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