Relatives of Hamas hostages march for four days to demand their freedom

The relatives of the hostages kidnapped on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) during the attacks carried out on Israeli soil have begun a four-day march this Wednesday to demand their release.

The march, which began at Kibbutz Reim, where the attacks by the Palestinian armed group took place during the Nova festival, heads to Jerusalem, according to information collected by the newspaper The Times of Israel.

“At the end of the road, we did not find either Eli or Yossi or Eli's family, who were all murdered,” said Matalon, brother-in-law of the hostages Eli Sharabi and Yossi Sharabi – although the latter reportedly died during his capture. captivity-.

“We remember the days the whole family spent here. Picnic days, days of joy, days of love for nature and for others. Days in which we did not wake up sad every morning,” he stated.

Yuli Ben Ami, daughter of Raz Ben Ami – who was released – and Ohad Ben Ami, who remains kidnapped, thanked the protesters, the security forces and the staff of the Forum of Hostages and Missing Relatives, who have organized the march. As he explained, his mother was released after 54 days of kidnapping.

The march is planned to pass through many cities on its way to Jerusalem to ask the population to join along the route.

Among the protesters is also Sharon Alony Cunio, who was released after being held captive in Gaza with her three-year-old twin daughters.. Her husband, David Cunio, remains kidnapped. “I couldn't leave the last time,” she stated before stating that “this time she is doing it for her husband and for all the hostages.”. “It is an important moment,” he added.

The Israeli Army launched an offensive against Gaza in retaliation for the attacks on October 7, which left nearly 1,200 dead and 240 kidnapped.. Since then, the Gazan authorities have reported the deaths of almost 30,000 Palestinians, in addition to more than 400 in the West Bank and East Jerusalem due to the actions of the security forces and attacks by Israeli settlers.