Marking three years since IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was taken captive by Hamas, Mr. Noam Shalit, his father, explains �the not knowing and the uncertainty are the hardest�, aware that as the nation marks three years since the young soldier was taken hostage in a cross-border attack, no one has seen him to confirm his condition.
Speaking at a memorial marking the yahrzeit of Lt. Chanan Barak HY�D, who was killed in the very same Hamas attack in Kerem Shalom, Mr. Shalit stated he and supporters are continuing public activities to expedite Gilad�s release. Also killed in the attack was IDF Sgt. Pavel Slotzker HY�D.
For Nila Barak, Chanan�s mother, time does not heal. �Three years have passed but it seems like yesterday. The pain does not diminish. The emotional pain joins the physical pain. It does not heal. It is most difficult�.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
