Hostages’ families mark 100 days of captivity, tour Hamas tunnel mockup to highlight inhumane conditions: ‘I’m shaking’
NY Post
The families of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas to the Gaza Strip are holding a 24-hour rally to draw attention to Sunday’s grim milestone of 100 days since their loved ones were abducted.
The events – which begin in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square at 1 p.m. Saturday, New York time – will open with a video message from French President Emmanuel Macron, the Times of Israel reported.
Meanwhile, families whose loved ones are still being held hostage walked through a mock up of a Hamas tunnel built in Tel Aviv, meant to show the claustrophobic, dark conditions their relatives are forced to endure in Gaza, the outlet noted.
Families wrote the names of the estimated 132 people still believed to be held by the terrorists, as well as messages of hope for their return on the tunnel’s walls.
“I am shaking. For nearly 100 days [the hostages] haven’t been able to leave this,” Ela Ben Ami – whose parents were both taken on Oct. 7 – told Channel 12 after she walked through the tunnel for the first time.
Ela’s mother, Raz, was released during the temporary ceasefire in November, but her father, Ohed, remains in Gaza.
