"The blackest period in our lives": the celebs mark six months since the war - voila! celebs. The national mourning following the half-year anniversary of Black Sabbath can be felt in the streets.

Seeing people crying over their children who were taken has become an almost daily sight and it is difficult to contain the pain from the fact that there are still 133 abductees who are held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Big Brother winner Talia Ovadia: "Six months ago exactly at this time, we experienced one of the most painful blows we have ever known"