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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 2, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Crowds line streets as convoy carrying coffin of slain hostage Shlomo Mantzur makes its way to Kibbutz Kissufim
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People pay their respects to murdered hostage Shlomo Mantzur in Rishon Lezion on March 2, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Crowds are lining the streets as the funeral procession for murdered hostage hostage Shlomo Mantzur makes its way to Kibbutz Kissufim.
People hold Israeli national flags and yellow ribbons, the symbol of the fight to free the hostages.
Some wear sweatshirts with mustache symbols in tribute to Mantzur’s distinctive facial hair.
The family had asked the public to line the route from Rishon Lezion to the Gaza border community.
Authorities said last month that Mantzur was killed in the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught and his body taken captive. His body was released on Thursday.
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