Court rejects petitions by families of terrorists demanding that the State return the bodies of the terrorists, rules Cabinet's security considerations and efforts to secure the release of the hostages through negotiation should not be interfered with in this matter
Israel Naional News: The Supreme Court today (Sunday) rejected the petitions of the families of six Israeli citizens who committed acts of terrorism demanding the return of the bodies of the terrorists, and ruled that the decision to hold them for negotiation purposes is based on security considerations.
The panel, headed by Justice David Mintz, who was joined by Justices Alex Stein and Gila Canfy Steinitz, ruled that there is no basis to interfere with the decision of the Political-Security Cabinet, which permits the retention of the bodies for negotiation purposes.
The ruling was based on Regulation 133(3) of the Defense Regulations (Emergency), which allows the temporary burial of terrorist bodies and their retention for security purposes.