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Parole Board Rejects Hamas Prison Release Request, Citing Hamas Refusal to Release Remains of IDF Soldiers
(Ynet News) Gilad Morag and Raanan Ben Tzur - An Israeli parole board recently refused to grant early release from prison to a Palestinian Hamas militant from Gaza sentenced for security-related crimes, citing the fact that Hamas is still holding onto the bodies of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, who were killed in the 2014 Gaza War. The parole board said, "It is not the job of the parole board to produce levers to pressure Hamas for their (Shaul and Goldin's) return, but the board believes that the early release of the prisoner who is affiliated with the Hamas terror organization could and would be harmful to the public's confidence in the judicial system."