At Tel Aviv rally, grandson of released hostage Yaffa Adar says she wanted to attend

Alon Adar, grandson of Yaffa Adar, who was released from Gaza last night, takes the stage at the rally in Tel Aviv.

“We’re joyous with my savta [grandmother] home, but my cousin Tamir is still there,” says Alon. “Savta’s return gives hope that all will come back. But we know that we need to continue to fight this crazy thing, to come to the plaza and to tell the world the story behind each picture. Our families need you.”

Alon Adar says his 85-year-old grandmother wanted to come but the family thought it was a little too much just yet.

“She’s looking at us and proud of me and all of us.”

Roee Angrest from Kiryat Bialik, an elementary school student whose older brother, Sgt. Matan Angrest, is presumed held hostage in Gaza, cries out on stage for his big brother’s release.