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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Western Wall prayer service to be held Thursday for the hostages
Jews pray for the army's success in the war against Hamas and the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on January 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
A special prayer event will be held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday for the hostages held in Gaza.
The Aish HaTorah organization, which is organizing the event, hopes to have Jews from around the world join in and recite the Shema Yisrael prayer for the welfare of the hostages.
The event will be broadcast at 4:30 p.m. local time.
