Many had come at sunrise carrying pictures of the hostages and waving Israeli flags bearing a yellow ribbon, a symbol of the movement calling for the hostages’ release.
“I’m torn between emotion and sadness for those who won’t be coming back,“ she says.
Many of them were released in earlier truces, but 47 people seized on October 7 remained in Gaza with only 20 of them still alive.
For the past two years, people have held frequent rallies and gatherings on a Tel Aviv square that has become known as Hostages Square.
When the news broke that the first seven had been released, the square broke out in cheers and song.
As the war in the Gaza Strip has dragged on, the ribbons became ubiquitous in public spaces in Israel from roundabouts to car door handles and stroller grips.
“It will not end until the last hostage is located and returned for proper burial.”
“Only then will the people of Israel be whole.”
On giant screens, Israeli television channels broadcast footage from previous rallies at this same spot.
The song dates back to the 1980s and was originally dedicated to Israeli soldiers fighting in Lebanon.
In exchange, Israel is due to free nearly 2,000 prisoners held in its jails, most of them Gazans detained since the start of the war. – AFP
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