"You have murdered and also inherited": Eyal Eshel furious at the move by senior IDF officers

Eyal Eshel, father of the late observation soldier Staff Sergeant Roni Eshel, sharply attacks the legal assistance that IDF officers are receiving ahead of examination procedures and a state commission of inquiry. Eshel demands that the officers recruit and fund their own lawyers, arguing that while the fallen soldiers remain without representation, the system is preparing to defend itself.

Eyal Eshel, father of the late observation soldier Staff Sergeant Roni Eshel who fell on October 7, 2023, sharply attacks the legal assistance that senior IDF officers are receiving ahead of examination procedures and a state commission of inquiry. Eshel writes that dozens of officers are already being assisted by the military prosecution and top-tier lawyers funded by the state, and compares this to the lack of representation for his daughter and her fellow observation soldiers. "You have murdered and also inherited," he writes, describing the absurdity that those who failed to protect the soldiers in their lives are now receiving all the tools to defend themselves after their deaths. Eshel demands that the officers and the political echelon take responsibility, face the families and the commission, and not hide behind formulations or worry about the narrative. He quotes a conversation with former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who told him that this is entirely a moral issue. Eshel concludes by calling it a matter of justice, morality, and the people of Israel.