Ali Al-Ziyadne, a relative of Bedouin hostages Hamza and Youssef Ziyadne, who were working at Kibbutz Holit when they were captured, yells from the stage at Hostages Square, where 100 days of captivity were being marked: “Bibi [Netanyahu], you have officers in your cabinet, take their advice, stop the war, enough, bring our loved ones home!”
“We see you at the Defense Ministry and you say you’ll take every initiative but you haven’t,” adds Al-Ziyadne. “At least ask, Mr. Bibi. Give a green light to Mr. [Mossad chief David] Barnea and see what he does to bring them home.”
Maccabit Meyer, the aunt of hostages Ziv and Gali Berman, 26-year-old twins abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, also speaks at the rally. “Those who abandoned them are the ones guilty of their captivity,” she says.
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