A month after the 7 October attacks many are still reeling from what Benjamin Netanyahu called the worst loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust
Members of the hostages and missing persons family forum hold prayers and a vigil at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.Members of the hostages and missing persons family forum hold prayers and a vigil at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.A mother is talking quietly, almost without emotion, a monotone. The microphone crackles but relays her words to the crowd gathered beneath the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
“Hersh was alive but his left arm was blown off at the elbow. He was put on a pickup truck and taken into Gaza where he has been ….” And then suddenly “… for 32 days,” Goldberg screams, her voice cracking.A month after the 7 October attacks launched by Hamas from Gaza, which killed 1,400 people – mostly civilians – many Israelis are still reeling from what its president called the worst loss of Jewish lives in a single day since the Holocaust.
Nearby was Yuval Matuk, a popular influencer with a vast social media following in Israel, who recently won the country’s version of Big Brother. “All that seems very trivial now … It is important to be here so people know that, though theand the operation is going on, there are in Gaza too. We must never give up. We must get them home,” Matuk said.A popular singer brought many in the crowd to the brink of tears. Many were already holding hands, or quietly sobbing.
“More deaths aren’t the answer, violence just brings more violence,” said one young man quietly, who refused to give his name. Orit Sherf, 45, said that she and others were well aware of the hostile reaction to the Israeli offensive in Gaza, where more than 10,000 civilians have been killed.
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