The parents of reserve fighter Aviad Freija, suspected of killing Yuval Castleman in the shooting attack in Jerusalem, sent a letter of condolence to his family.
Detention extension Aviad Freija, who shot and killed Yuval Castleman // Photo: Shmuel Buchris
"We wish to share your grief from the bottom of our hearts. We would prefer to do this in a face-to-face meeting with you, but we understand that at this time you find it difficult to allow it. It is important for us to convey to you our sincere feelings of sorrow, which is why we are addressing you publicly this time," they wrote.
They added that they were saddened by the tragic death of Yuval, who acted against the terrorists in that attack: "We got to know Yuval z"l from media reports. Yuval z"l is a hero of Israel, one of the best sons of this country. A source of pride for his family, friends, and the entire nation of Israel. He sacrificed his life with devotion, and saved many people."
Later, they referred to the fact that as part of the investigation, Castleman's parents had to exhume his body from the grave in order to perform the autopsy. "We are very sorry for all the additional pain you suffered because of the conduct of the investigative authorities, and for the additional pain you had to experience as a result of the late autopsy. For the avoidance of doubt, neither we nor our son Aviad have a hand or a foot in this matter."
The family of Yuval Doron Castleman z"l, father Moshe, mother Tamar, daughter Noga, brother Shaked,
In the letter, they said that their son Aviad was in great sorrow over the incident, and contrary to what they portray, all that motivated him in his actions was to save lives. "Our son Aviad, who has been mentally broken since the attack, is a normative and law-abiding person, and not as some present him out of all kinds of political agendas. The investigation will continue and be exhausted, and in any case we know for sure: Our Aviad never hurt a fly, and would never hurt another person not out of a sense of necessity and necessity."
In an interview with Israel This Week, Yuval's family spoke about their ordeal. About the seventh week in which disturbing details about how their son was killed were revealed, and his body was exhumed in order to continue the investigation into the incident. Moshe, his father, referred to the incident and said, "They will investigate, find who is guilty, bring justice and clean up the system so that such things will not happen. That's the requirement."
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