Protesters in Jerusalem demanding a hostage deal memorialize Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, who was killed in the Gaza Strip last Sunday.
The fallen soldier was the son of a prominent anti-government activist in Jerusalem, Efi Shoham.
From onstage outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home, organizers screen a clip of Shoham eulogizing his son last week, calling on the government to reach a deal with Hamas to free the remaining hostages.
“On the fresh grave of my beloved son, our beloved son… I demand of you, demand in his name and in the name of so many others, to make a deal,” Shoham said at the funeral.
Yoav Engel, father of former hostage Ofir Engel who was released during the November 2023 truce, also speaks to the crowd.
“Just a short while ago it was Hanukkah, the holiday of miracles, but sadly, no miracle has happened. My friends, we don’t need to wait for a miracle, we need a decision and action,” says Engel.
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