William Molinié (special correspondent in Israel) / Photo credits: ALEXI J. ROSENFELD / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
According to the latest estimates, more than 230 hostages are still in the hands of Hamas. A situation which revolts and distraught the families of those kidnapped on October 7. Thousands of people left Tel Aviv on Tuesday for a 100 km march which will take them on Saturday evening to Jerusalem, to the gates of the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
She is the first hostage whose body was found in the Gaza Strip, in one of the buildings of al-Chifa hospital. Yehudit Weiss, 64, was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7. For the IDF, the woman was assassinated by the Palestinian Islamist movement.
For three days now, IDF soldiers have been tracking Palestinian terrorists in the hospital. And according to the latest estimates, there remain more than 230 hostages in the hands of Hamas, including eight French people. In Israel, their families are loudly demanding their immediate release. Thousands of them left Tel Aviv on Tuesday for a 100 km march which should take them on Saturday evening to Jerusalem to the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Relatives of missing people, but also anonymous people, came to support the relatives of the hostages.
A march to cry out his anger
A march to shout, because in the face of so much despair, words fail. “No one really knows what to do and that’s what’s terrifying. What can I do to help? So I just decided to come here and walk with everyone,” says Offil.
A walk to implore. “Everyone must go back now. Release them now. They are human beings like you and me, just like anyone else. They are not being allowed to express themselves and we are running out of time.” , continues Tova. A walk also to reflect. “Negotiations are needed. Intelligent negotiations. Any reasonable leader can do it and must do it. The problem is that we are here, trying to negotiate with these psychopaths of Daesh, or call them as you wish, these are people we cannot talk to,” says Sour.
If walking isn’t enough, they will find other ways to escape indifference.