One by one, the members of the Security Cabinet stopped their cars beside the protest led by the parents of soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul on the morning of June 29. These families wanted to convince the ministers to oppose the reconciliation agreement with Turkey. The public and political fight against the agreement was launched by the families as soon as they realized that the agreement would not include the return from Hamas the remains of the two soldiers killed in Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
As they made their way to the Cabinet meeting in the prime minister’s office, the ministers got out of their cars, spoke with the families, and embraced them. It was obvious to everyone involved that at that stage, the chances that the agreement would not be approved were meager. The agreement was indeed approved.