‘It brings hope’: in Tel Aviv plaza cheers greet news of hostage release
by Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem, Emine Sinmaz and Quique from World news | The Guardian on (#6GMRD)
Hundreds waiting in Hostages Square' sing songs as the names of those being released filter out
In the heart of Tel Aviv, several hundred people waited in the plaza now called Hostages Square. As darkness fell the mood was melancholic but hopeful as people waited for a confirmation that 13 women and children held by Hamas had been freed as planned. Then came a cheer as news of their release was confirmed.
People sang Shabbat or old folklore songs as they waited outside the Museum of Art, where among the most poignant displays was an empty dinner table, surrounded by 240 empty seats, representing each of the missing hostages, not just the handful in the slow process of coming home.
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