Thousands of people gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to commemorate the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held captive for 260 days.
It was one of the first and most searing viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack unfolded. A cell phone video released by Hamas shows Levy, who was 19-years-old at the time, being dragged by her hair at gunpoint by a terrorist in Gaza. Her hands are bound, her ankles cut. Her pants are soaked in blood. Eight months on, and Levy is one of 120 people who remain in captivity in Gaza, 116 of whom were among the more than 250 taken hostage on October 7.
And we stand here,” Yoni added. “We all understand that 120 hostages cannot be returned through military operations. We must honestly say – 120 hostages will only return home through a deal,” Yoni said. Yoni also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly, saying, “Victory in war is not just victory in military battles. And it’s not just preserving the coalition at any cost. Victory in war is the ability to preserve the values of this nation, years ahead.
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