Father of slain IDF soldier: ‘Together we will win’ means nothing without the hostages

As survivors of October 7 and family members of the hostages speak at a Q&A panel marking 200 days of war in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, another group of protesters passes by the event, their chants against the government audible from the nearby street.

Liron Eldor, the father of slain soldier Adi Eldor, who fought in Kfar Azza on October 7 and was killed in Khan Younis last February, is emphasizing the importance of a united front for the captives’ release, alluding to the adjacent anti-government protesters.

He also urges the audience not to allow “indifference to kill the hostages,” calling on Israelis to take to the streets in a fashion similar to the mass protests staged after Netanyahu’s attempted removal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Eldor is also deriding commonly echoed slogans popularized during the ongoing war.

“Together we will win? Where is the ‘together?'” he asks, looking around. “Unconditional love — if the hostages are still not here after 200 days, where is this unconditional love? There is no ‘together we will win,’ no ‘unconditional love.'”

Sgt. First Class Adi Eldor, 21, from Haifa. (Courtesy)