From the Facebook page of ' Bring Them Home Now ',
the hostages and missing families forum:
The family of Ofir Tzarfati, of blessed memory, who was kidnapped alive from the Nova Festival, murdered in captivity, and returned for burial in Israel, has released a new statement to the media from their home in Kiryat Ata.
Ofir was recovered by the IDF in late November 2023 and brought to burial in Israel. In March 2024, additional remains were returned.
Last night, more of his remains were brought back to Israel, marking the third time his family has had to reopen his grave.
Rishel Tzarfati, Ofir’s mother:
“I stand here today, forced once again to say goodbye to my son. For the third time. The third time I’ve been required to bury my Ofir.
There are no words that can contain this. This isn’t just pain, it’s ongoing emotional torture. A punch to the gut, an arrow to the heart, a wound that opens again and again.
What made the pain unbearable is the way Hamas chooses to play with the bodies of our children. With our pain. With videos, manipulations, and vile theatrics.
Hamas is lying to the world with false presentations of ‘searches’ and ‘discoveries,’ when it’s completely clear they know where most of the hostages are.”
Shoval Tzarfati, Ofir’s sister:
“Hamas executed a cruel manipulation by returning my brother’s remains instead of one of our 13 precious hostages who were supposed to be returned for proper burial in the Land of Israel, a blatant and contemptuous violation of the agreement signed and approved by both sides.”