An event in New York City’s Central Park earlier today calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas attracted more than 3,000 people, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum says.
In addition to Israeli flags, protesters at the event held the flags of more than 30 other countries to represent the nationalities of the 134 people still held captive by the terror group.
Addressing the crowd, released hostage Keren Munder calls for the release of the 134 people still captive in Gaza, saying that she doesn’t know “how much longer they can survive.”
“Their physical and mental condition was very tough,” she says of the people she met while in captivity. “A lot of time has passed since then.”
Munder, who was taken captive from her family’s home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with her 8-year-old son Ohad and released during a weeklong truce in late November, thanks the crowd for their support of the hostages and their families and urges them to continue.
Also at the event was Gilad Korngold, whose son Tal Shoham was taken captive from Kibbutz Be’eri.
“Every day our sons and daughters are tortured, beaten and raped. We must do everything to bring them home,” says Korngold.
LINK: Thousands rally in Central Park to call for release of Gaza hostages (timesofisrael.com)
