“100 Days in Hell”: Tonight (Saturday) a 24-hour rally is being held to mark 100 days in which 136 abductees are held captive by Hamas in life-threatening conditions, without food, water and medical care. During the 24 hours, members of the families of the abductees, the best Israeli artists, public figures, leaders from Israel and the world will take to the stage of the rally in Hatofim Square, on Shaul Hamelech Blvd. in Tel Aviv.
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Live television:
At the beginning of the French President’s rally Emmanuel Macron Delivered a projected message to the abductees and their families: “One hundred days have passed. Eitan, Erez, Sahar and Miia have returned to us
But we mourn the death of Eliya who was murdered by his captors in Gaza. The French nation is determined that Ohad and Ofer return to their freed children
That Orion will be released and all the hostages from the terrorist attacks from October 7 will be released.’
“France does not abandon its children,” he clarified, “therefore the negotiations for their release must be repeated and renewed again and again. We must not surrender, we must never give up, because we cannot agree and we will never agree to any sacrifice. We will do everything then and you can trust me to bring everyone home, to you.’
Watch his words:
French President Macron in a message to the families of the abductees (photo: headquarters of the families of the abductees)
Later in the night, from midnight to 7:00: the mourners of the headquarters – brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren of abductees, will lead the rally. Among others, Itay Regev, who returned from captivity in Hamas, the Church of Wisdom, Assaf Amdorski, Chen Aharoni, Rina Mishleh, who will return at 06:29 with the DJs of the Nova party, DJ Skazi, the Otaf boys in a night session with the Otaf artists, will take the stage . In the morning there will be mass morning prayer in the square.
During the rally, hundreds of protesters blocked the Ayalon South lanes at the Peace Interchange for about half an hour. The protesters, waving flags and signs, demanded the return of the abductees now. Some shouted “Now!” “Now!”, and announced that they will continue the struggle until the last of the abductees is released. Police forces arrived at the scene and the demonstrators cleared the axis which was blocked for the first time since the outbreak of the Iron Swords War. One of the protestors wore a shirt with the words “impeach now”, referring to Prime Minister Netanyahu. However, the headquarters of the families of the abductees stated that these demonstrators acted on their own accord and that they had no connection to the rally.
The protest of the families of the abductees (photo: Avshalom Sassouni)
Omer’s mother Shem Tov: “100 days when I don’t have air to breathe, but Omer really doesn’t have air to breathe because he doesn’t have his inhaler, days when he eats pita bread that eats up his stomach. I ask the members of the cabinet to “do everything they can to return home. Be creative, initiate, do everything.”
Ofir Angel in the identification tunnel for the abductees (photo: headquarters of the families of the abductees)
The rally to mark 100 days for the abductees in captivity (photo: headquarters of the families of the abductees)
Following the large rally, the police updated the traffic regulations from Saturday night to Sunday:
Starting at 17:00, the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic:
- Shaul Hamelech St. will be blocked from Ibn Gvirol St. to Weizman St. in both directions.
- Dubnov St. will be blocked from Kaplan St. to Shaul Hamelech St. in a northerly direction.
- Leonardo da Vinci St. will be blocked from Kaplan St. to Shaul Hamelech St. in a northerly direction.
From 6:30 p.m. the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic:
- Weizman Street will be blocked from David the King Street to Shaul the King Street in the south direction.
- Shaul Hamelech Boulevard will be blocked from Menachem Begin Street to Weizman Street in both directions.
The protest of the families of the abductees (photo: Avshalom Sassouni)
This coming Sunday, starting at 02:00, the following vehicles will be closed to traffic:
- Shaul Hamelech Ave. will be blocked from Leonardo Da Vinci St. to Weizman St. in both directions.
Starting at 15:00, the following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic:
- Shaul Hamelech St. will be blocked from Ibn Gvirol St. to Weizman St. in both directions.
- Dubnov St. will be blocked from Kaplan St. to Shaul Hamelech St. in a northerly direction.
- Leonardo da Vinci St. will be blocked from Kaplan St. to Shaul Hamelech St. in a northerly direction.
- Weizman Street will be blocked from David the King Street to Shaul the King Street in the south direction.
- Shaul Hamelech Boulevard will be blocked from Menachem Begin Street to Weizman Street in both directions.
The police said that the instructions of the police officers stationed at the roadblocks should be obeyed and alternative routes should be used. The blocks will be updated in the waze app