On video: the "uniting for the release of the abductees" march - from Gaza to Jerusalem of the families of the abductees 02.28.24/courtesy of the families
The first day of the "uniting for the release of the abductees" march ended this evening (Wednesday), in which the families of the abductees marched from Ra'im parking lot in the Gaza Strip from Gaza to Jerusalem.
The march will continue until Saturday when tomorrow it will leave from Kiryat Gat and end in Beit Shemesh.
At the end of the march, the survivors of captivity and the families of the abductees issued a special statement to the media, in which they demanded a deal that would bring the abductees home soon.
Hadas Calderon, mother of Erez and Sahar who were released from captivity but their father Ofer Calderon is still being held in Gaza, sharply criticized the government.
"I repeat myself like a broken record in critical moments when a deal is on the table," Calderon said.
"There is no promiscuous deal - there is promiscuous kidnapping. "What future and what hope do we have?
The solution is political and not just military.
Our pride: the value of life is a supreme value, Israel has the ability to deal with everything that comes."
After that, she turned to those who slander the families of the abductees and say that a deal endangers security. "Why should the abductees apologize?
Sorry we got kidnapped?
Excuse me, are we threatening the security of the country?
"Excuse me for reminding you of the seven in October?" Calderon asked. You were confused! There is no such thing as a promiscuous deal, only their security was promiscuous in a big way."
"Unite for the Liberation of the Kidnapped" march from Gaza to Jerusalem, February 28, 2024/Official website, Headquarters of the Kidnapped
"Unite for the Liberation of the Kidnapped" march from Gaza to Jerusalem, February 28, 2024/Official website, Headquarters of the Kidnapped
Shani Goren, a survivor of the captivity, criticized the quick return to normality and her deep sadness for every day that there are still abductees in Hamas captivity.
"Tell me, how can we return to some kind of routine? How can we guarantee safety?", she said.
Goren also criticized the politicians who use the word "victory" now.
"I admit that the word victory is not clear to me, and even a bit jarring. Because for me, there will be no victory as long as we still have abductees in Gaza.
"I stand in front of you here today and I still can't believe that three months have passed since then and they are still not with us," Goren continued. "I know how to say with sorrow and sadness that every day is an eternity, every hour there is a cruel infinity, the State of Israel should return them!"
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March "uniting for the release of the abductees" - from Gaza to Jerusalem of the families of the abductees, February 28, 2024/official website, spokespersons of the headquarters of the families of the abductees
March "uniting for the release of the abductees" - from Gaza to Jerusalem of the families of the abductees, February 28, 2024/official website, spokespersons of the headquarters of the families of the abductees
Daniel Aloni, a survivor of Hamas captivity, and the thoughts she had while she was in captivity.
Aloni
"In captivity we went through psychological terror, we were told that we were given up. Together we give the government and Benjamin Netanyahu the backing wind, we send you the support of the entire public, all of our eyes are on you with complete confidence - to reach an immediate deal that includes all of the abductees. The scariest question that has gone through my head in my life The question was: Am I going to be the next Ron Arad?".
13-year-old Yagil Yaakov, who was freed from Hamas captivity in the November abductee deal, asked to remain united so that the abductees would be returned home: "Only thanks to the unity of the Israeli people will we be able to return all the abductees home," said Yigil.
"I ask you to continue to be united."
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