 Schijveschuurder's parents and three siblings were killed in the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing, and he had vandalized the memorial out of anger that two prisoners involved in the Sbarro attack were included in the swap deal.His sister Leah later told media that the family was seriously considering leaving for the Netherlands, where their parents immigrated from.Commentator Nahum Barnea of "Yedioth Aharonoth" said that under the circumstances, considering that the alternative may have been to let Shalit die in captivity, the deal was unavoidable, despite its attendant security risks.