Fathi Hazem, the father of Ra'ad Hazem, who killed three Israelis in a terrorist shooting at a bar on Dizengoff St. earlier this month, is threatening that he will not turn himself in unless Israel returns his son's body.
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Hazem was killed in a gunfight with security forces who tracked him down in a mosque in Jaffa, where he fled after the attack.
In a Facebook post, Fathi Hazem railed against Israel and refused to comply with security forces' repeated demands that he turn himself in.
"There are also members of my own people who are asking me to turn myself in, and I won't do it until I get my son's body [back]," Hazem wrote.
Hazem is a former commander in the Palestinian Authority's "national security" apparatus.
After the lethal Dizengoff St. attack, the IDF and other branches of the security forces raided the Jenin refugee camp several times in an attempt to detain the terrorist's father and brother.
"I lost what was most precious to me, and they are continuing to look for my family members. Even though I lost my son, God compensated me with thousands of young Muslims who see me as their father, and are easing my pain. The refugee camp of heroes and the heroes' work have embraces me.
"At this time, I kiss the head and hands of anyone whom I have wronged, and anyone to whom I owe money should contact my mother," Fathi Hazem wrote, hinting that he suspected his life might be in danger.
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