Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political News'Many hostages returned in coffins because of you,' the father of slain IDF spotter Roni Eshel shouted at the far-right minister during a ceremony in a Gaza border community. Smotrich, in a Sunday interview, took credit for the return of all hostages kidnapped on October 7Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe11:25 PM • June 29 2026 IDTA bereaved father of an Israeli military spotter who was killed on October 7, 2023, interrupted far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's speech during a Gaza border visit, accusing him of responsibility for hostages' deaths.CommentsIn the NewsFather of Slain IDF Soldier Says Smotrich to Blame for Hostage DeathsHaaretz CartoonLikud Minister Backs Eisenkot as PM Over Gov't 'Leaning on Arabs'Defense Minister: Israel Has No Claims Over Lebanon, but Won't Withdraw an InchMamdani's Answer on the Jewish State Matters Less Than the QuestionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander