Deri’s neighbors hold post-Shabbat havdala ceremony with hostage families in Jerusalem

By Sam Sokol

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6 July 2024, 11:46 pm Edit

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Relatives of Israelis held captive by Hamas in Gaza gather in front of the Jerusalem home of Aryeh Deri, the leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas coalition party, to call on him to support a hostage deal.

Neighbors of the Haredi politician come out of their building to perform havdala, a ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat, with the protesters, praying for the return of the hostages and the success of Israel’s soldiers in the field.