Assembled outside the headquarters of the American Red Cross, the relatives held photos and invoked the names of their captured loved ones and pleaded for help.
Demonstrators hold fliers as they gathered Sunday to call for the release of Israeli hostages in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Washington. Relatives of Israelis abducted by Hamas last month traveled to downtown D.C. on Sunday to urge the international community to maintain pressure and demand the release of their family members.
Itay Raviv spoke of Ohad Munder, a boy who reached his ninth birthday in captivity and who was taken hostage Oct. 7 along with his mother, Keren, and grandparents, Abraham and Ruth Munder. In the weeks since the Hamas attack, at least 9,770 people in Gaza have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. On Oct. 27, Israel launched a large-scale attack in Gaza, seeking to dismantle Hamas.
“You are not alone, we are with you,” the congressman told the family members. “It is a crime against humanity to make civilians suffer.”Before the speeches, volunteers handed out fliers with “KIDNAPPED” printed across the top and photographs of those who have been reported abducted, including Amelia Alony, 5, Tomer Eliaz, 17, and Liraz Assulin, 38.David Pinto, 58, a Rockville, Md., software executive, went to the rally with an Israeli flag wrapped around his shoulders.
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