From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Rows of Israeli flags with yellow ribbon fly at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of return of slain captives
Rows of Israeli flags emblazoned with the yellow ribbon symbolizing hostages are set up at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of the return of the bodies of four Israeli civilians who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and killed in captivity.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum invites the public to gather at the square in solidarity this morning.
Activists also invited people to gather with Israeli flags and along the route that IDF ambulances will be transporting the bodies to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv for identification, to accompany “the fallen on their final journey.”
The Public is Invited to Join in Honoring the Fallen Hostages Along Their Final Route Home
The public is invited to come tomorrow with Israeli flags and stand along the route of the IDF convoy heading to Abu Kabir, accompanying the fallen on their final journey.
Route: From… pic.twitter.com/jeeGouOVVv
— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) February 19, 2025
Hamas is expected to hand over the four slain hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza starting from around 9 a.m.
The terror group is set to be transferring slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her two children Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, all of whom were taken alive from their homes on Kibbutz Nir Oz.
