Pro-Israel demonstration demands hostages’ release

A group of people who support Israel are holding a demonstration to ask for the safe return of hostages from Gaza.

People in London’s Trafalgar Square are protesting and showing pictures of people who are missing. They are also saying the names of these missing people from the steps of the National Gallery.

There were a lot of police officers in the square, making it very safe. This information was reported by a BBC journalist who was there.

A lot of people in the crowd were shouting “bring them back” and holding signs that said “let the hostages go”.

This happened the day after demonstrations supporting Palestine happened in cities all over the UK.

The flag of Israel was seen during the event. After some speeches from MPs and Jewish community leaders, there was a moment of silence and a group prayer.
The president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, who was present, stated: “We need to show the world that these hostages were taken in a cruel and barbaric manner, and they must be set free. ”

The world needs to urge the people who can make a difference to free these innocent hostages who have gone through a lot of pain and suffering. We want the hostages to be able to go back home.

The Communities Secretary, Michael Gove, told Israel to remain strong and said that Britain supports Israel.

Speaking to the people protesting, he said: “It’s impossible to describe the pain of families who have watched their loved ones being brutally killed right before their eyes. There are also relatives who are hopeful that those who were peacefully living in their homes just two weeks ago and are now being held captive by Hamas will be released. ”
Before, families who were sad came together in Trafalgar Square to bring attention to the children who were taken away by Hamas.

Four moms in London arranged a special display. They put a stroller to represent each of the children who were missing.

Hamas, a terrorist group that is not allowed in the UK, US, and European Union, carried out a serious attack against innocent people in Israel on October 7th.

Over 1,400 people died when armed people broke into the Gaza barrier and attacked communities in southern Israel. Survivors said many terrible things happened, like torture and burning bodies. Over 200 individuals were brought to Gaza against their will.

Authorities in Gaza, which is controlled by the militant group Hamas, have reported that over the past two weeks, more than 4,600 individuals lost their lives as a result of airstrikes carried out by Israel in response to attacks from Gaza.

“It makes me very sad. ”

Protester Nivi was at the installation. She shared that her children were at a summer camp in Israel with one of the boys who is believed to be one of the hostages.

She said, “They showed pictures of the people who were taken captive, and my eight-year-old said, ‘Mommy, that’s Ohad. ” Ohad was with me when we were at camp.

“And he asked me, ‘Why is his picture there. And I had to explain to him, ‘Well, he’s one of the children that the mean people took away’, it’s really sad. ”