In the tunnel through which Oron Shaul was abducted, his vest and helmet were found. Security sources have said in the past that there were other findings, but these are classified, and we do not know about them. we do know that Oron's death was determined remotely on July 25, 2014. His mother is convinced he is alive, meaning the findings did not convince her of her son's death, even a person who handled the case publicly, would have liked more conclusive proof. Hamas demanded two types of compensation, one to announce whether Hadar and Oron were dead, and the other to hand them over to Israel. Regarding his prisoners, Hamas expects humanity from Israel (see information on the right). How does this reconcile with his behavior toward Oron and Hadar?

Eight months ago, members of a public movement for the release of IDF hostages met with Minister Yair Lapid. Lapid did not add information to them during or after the meeting. the impression was that he was also not up to date on the details of the negotiations with Hamas. he told them “We do not want to release prisoners", and soon the parties parted ways, and did not meet again.

Hamas and Israel apparently do not see an urgency to compromise. a public source who dealt with the affair told us that at the beginning of the Corona crisis, Hamas feared the overthrow of its rule in Gaza due to the plague and turned to Israel on its own initiative to advance negotiations regarding the hostages in its hands. In return, Hamas wanted to receive vaccines and medical equipment from Israel that would help them deal with the heatwave among the residents of the Gaza Strip. the source says that Israel missed this opportunity, to release the hostages at a reasonable price. Hadar Goldin's parents accepted the determination of the military religious establishment that Hadar is gone. Oron's parents did not accept this, although they sat on their son Shiva. His mother as it is said believes that Oron is alive.
How is it possible that the two soldiers have been in the hands of Hamas since 2014, and the negotiations are still slowing down? The answer to this probably lies in the public's belief that the two soldiers are indeed dead, as determined by the military, and therefore does not protest and does not fight the defense establishment with the same intensity as it did in the past regarding other prisoners and hostages. Gilad Shalit, for example, was released from Gaza after about five years.