William Molinié // AFP credits: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP
This Tuesday afternoon, nearly 240 people gathered at Place du Trocadéro in Paris, red ribbons on their mouths, signs with the name, photo and age of each of the hostages held by Hamas. With this event, they wanted to call for the release of the hostages kidnapped in Israel, a month ago to the day.
In Israel too, rallies were organized this Tuesday in memory of the 1,400 Hamas victims, but also for the hostages. Their families notably gathered in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a ceremony.
Hundreds of people gathered
At the foot of the wall, many people continued to arrive. Relatives of the missing spoke from a platform and anonymous people came to pray in this sacred place. Relying on God is what Sarah, granddaughter of a former rabbi from Tours, in Indre-et-Loire, intends to do.
“I came today (Tuesday) to be heart to heart with my brothers and sisters. We said lots of blessings so that God brings them back, that God protects them and that all those who live in the South can return home. house,” she assured.
“Do everything to bring back our hostages safe and sound”
Throughout the country, city walls are plastered with his 240 portraits of hostages. Esther fears one thing, that time will pass and that they will eventually be forgotten. “We are family, even though these hostages are not our blood family. But we feel like family. I feel really bad and I think the whole world is not doing enough to help. It is even silent,” testifies the young woman.
“I don’t know what the government can do today, but I know what it should do: do everything to bring back our hostages safe and sound”, assures the microphone of Europe 1 the one who presents himself as a teacher in a kibbutz on the border of the Gaza Strip. “If that means releasing all Hamas detainees in Israeli prisons, he must do it. If that means a humanitarian ceasefire, he must also do it,” he concluded while several of his students and fellow teachers are still in the hands of Hamas.
Candles will be lit Tuesday evening on the esplanade overlooking the Western Wall. 240 candles for 240 hostages, a carpet of candles to guide the families of the missing towards the light.