Father of IDF soldier slain on Oct. 7 thanks South Africa's president for helping return son's remains

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Monday with Rabbi Doron Perez and his wife, Shelley, the parents of slain Israel Defense Forces Capt. Daniel Perez, 22, following what was described by the presidential office as “the intervention of the South African government in facilitating the release of his remains by Hamas.” It did not elaborate.Perez, who serves as president of the World Zionist Organization and executive chairman of the World Mizrachi movement, confirmed the South African government’s role, saying that he and his wife met Ramaphosa in his office to express their “heartfelt gratitude” for the government’s behind-the-scenes efforts.“Without the direct intervention of the president and the S.A. government, our son’s body would in all likelihood have come back months later, causing us additional pain and suffering,” Perez wrote on Instagram. “Amid geopolitical complexity and division, humanitarian considerations often shine through and ought to rise above all else. This meeting…

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