Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 17, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 17, 2025
Hostages’ families to mark 500th day of captivity with fast, rallies
Israelis gather in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" on February 15, 2025 as families wait for the release by Hamas of three captives held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
As Israel marks the 500th day since the October 7, 2023, attack, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum has called for a nationwide fast to call attention to and contemplation for the captives’ plight.
The event is being held under the banner, “Get them out of hell.”
The fast starts at 11:40 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. with a rally at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square.
Other rallies and events are expected throughout the country today.
