Families of hostages held in Gaza beg government to bring them home • FRANCE 24 English

Since last night there’s been uh hour by hour uh protests and rallies uh different exhibits and the released hostages are really at the front of this fight they are taking the stage across the country to talk about their frightening experience to talk about how time is running out and to essentially

Urge the government to put rescuing the hostages even above the military aims of the war um and that is something that they have continually asked for uh but this government led by uh prime minister Benjamin Nano has said that they basically are two goals that run in

Parallel uh that by uh putting the military pressure on Hamas uh that will in essence get them to agree to another hostage deal now there are ongoing talks again uh after uh they were paused after Israel killed a top Hamas leader in beut um those talks are ongoing um but we

Don’t expect a break through and this is why these families and the families of loved ones remember there’s 132 hostages still in the clutches of Hamas feel the need uh to speak out and those who’ve been released uh to talk about their experience and we’re hearing some

Details that we haven’t heard before for example a 17-year-old uh a G uh uh she was she was inside Gaza she was res you know she was released in one of the hostage deal rounds and she read a letter to one of her friends who was still there a very

Moving letter encouraging her still to have hope saying she was so worried about her and among the many things that she was worried about she said you know has he come into the shower again and taking off the pajamas that he gave you right so obviously alluding to to the

Sexual assault that her friend is suffering at the hands of Hamas uh and this is part of the urgent call uh and really the it’s a festering national wound here I have to say uh that day by day goes by and these hostages young women especially are vulnerable uh and

They are not free so that is the thrust of the world looks at a 100 days of War but many Israelis are looking at a 100 days of captivity

The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity. “Released hostages are at the front of this fight, taking the stage across the country to talk about their experiences,” said FRANCE 24 journalist Jordana Miller, reporting from Jerusalem. 132 Israeli hostages are still in the clutches of Hamas.

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15 comments

  3. Neither group care about people. They are after land, oil, and natural gas. They are already advertising luxury condos along side the Israeli News daily update.

  4. Israel turned this from a terrorist attack into a war… just as USA did after 9/11. They are no longer hostages, they are prisoners of war.

  8. I don't completely understand what they expect the government to do. Surely, it's in the hands of Hamas.

  11. The lack of outrage over Hamas taking 245 hostages including women, children, and elderly hostages and holding for 50 days and now 136 remaining hostages for 100 days is outrageous! This legitimizes and encourages future hostage taking by these regimes!!!

    This war ends with the release of the remaining hostages, which include a one year old, four year old, 14 women, and elderly men up to age 85!

  13. This is just more hate mongering. FULL cease of the fighting will bring them home, your pause worked once but now Israel and the Usa have showed returning hostages wont help stop the occupier's from killing and stealing their lands. So why return them.

  15. Sexual assault by whom? Remember the witness of the released hostages (mother and daughter) in which the mother confirmed that the palestinian was not allowed to even touch her

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