Mother of seized Israeli trooper appeals to Gaza resistance

The family of an Israeli trooper Shaul Aaron has called on the Hamas Movement to prove that its son is still alive in order to pressure the government into clinching a swap deal.

Zehava, the mother of Aaron, told a news conference held on Sunday in Galilee that she would do her best to make the Israeli authorities accept swapping prisoners with the Palestinian side in Gaza if Hamas proved that her son was alive.

The news conference was held to state the family's position on a letter Maariv newspaper claimed was recently sent from Aaron through mediators.

"I like to believe you. Show conclusive evidence about my son's condition and we will turn the [Israeli] state and the world upside down until a deal comes into effect," she said, addressing Ismail Haneyya, deputy head of Hamas's political bureau.

"I know there is a price for that, but the moment you present some evidence similar to what you had given the family of Gilad Shalit, we will turn the state and the world upside down until a swap deal is reached," she reiterated.

"I waited for one and half years and nothing happened. This situation must change," she said.

Zehava also demanded the Israeli government to swiftly work on getting her son as well as missing officer Hadar Goldin back to their families. She avoided to mention the name of a trooper from an Ethiopian origin, who is claimed by the Israeli media to be captive in Gaza.

Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas announced on July 20, 2014 that it had captured Shaul Aaron during fierce armed clashes with the invading Israeli troops east of Gaza City during the genocidal Israeli war on the besieged encalve.