"Bringing them home now": At the end of the march of the families of the abductees, in which some 25,<> people took part, protest rallies will be held this evening (Saturday) in front of the government offices in Jerusalem and in Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv. Live broadcasts on the Israel Hayom website and app.
Yuval Haran, the initiator of the march, whose seven family members were abducted to Gaza: "We have been waiting to hug our family for 43 days. Every day that passes, their lives are in danger. We don't have the privilege of waiting when the lives of our families are in danger. Our hearts are broken, this is the family of all the people of Israel. We had a difficult journey from Tel Aviv. The moral obligation is to return them. I ask, come and talk to us."
The march of the families of the abductees, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Daria Gonen, Romi Gonen's sister who was kidnapped from the party in Reim: "Romi is my role model. I worry about her and don't get enough sleep at night, I've been waiting for 43 days. The good fortune is that Rumi was kidnapped and not murdered. I am supposed to enlist soon and I want you, the decision makers and the war cabinet, to come and talk to us and promise us that you are bringing my sister and all the abductees home today."
Ya'ala David, sister of Evyatar David, who was kidnapped from the party in Re'im: "I can't understand what's happening around me, my brother was abandoned, the rest of the abductees were abandoned. I want you to look me in the eye, the leaders of the country, and try to understand one hundredth of the trauma that my family and I are going through. We deserve to be treated differently. We demand a deal that includes everyone at home today."
Exciting: About 25,<> in the march of the families of the abductees enter the capital singing "Jerusalem of Gold" // Photo: Israel Security Agency sha_b_p@
"The abductees were abandoned", photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Dvora Idan, mother of Tzachi Idan, who was kidnapped from his home in Nahal Oz: "My son was kidnapped after his daughter was murdered in his hands. Our family lives this nightmare and this delusional reality. Time is not on our side. I turn to you, Benjamin Netanyahu: You have defined two overarching goals: toppling Hamas' military capabilities and bringing all the hostages home. The second goal applies entirely to you. 43 days after the pogrom, the all-important goal is moving away. Every day you order the entry of fuel trucks into Gaza and pauses.
"We understand that you are distancing us from achieving the goal you set. The picture of victory is only the return of all the abductees to their homes safe and sound as soon as possible. Benjamin Netanyahu will bring everyone to their families. Come today to talk to us together, play your part. Release the hostages today. In your hands, Bibi, bring hope to Israel. Without the abductees, there will be no more revival for the State of Israel."
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