JERUSALEM POST
Mother of killed hostage to IDF soldiers: It’s not your fault
Maariv Online
December 21, 2023

Iris Haim, the mother of Yotam Haim, one of the abductees who was shot dead by IDF fire in the tragic incident in Gaza last weekend. On Wednesday she conveyed a message to the soldiers who shot her son that she loves and appreciates them, she has no anger or guilt, and she supports them and understands the complex situation they were in. Here is her letter to the soldiers involved in the incident. Haim said: “Hello to the 7828th Bislamach Brigade in the 17th battalion, Iris Haim speaking, I am Yotam’s mother, I wanted to say that I love you very much and I hug you from afar, and I know that everything that happened is not your fault at all, but the fault of Hamas, may their names and their memory be forever above the ground.” READ MORE