Israeli hostages’ families march to Netanyahu's home on October 7 anniversary

Families of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas today marched to Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem to demand the prime minister sign a deal to bring the remaining 101 hostages home.

At 6.29 am on Monday, the exact moment Hamas’s 7 October attack started a year ago - they played an air raid siren - and held a minute of silence to remember the victims and hostages.

Among those marching included Shir Siegel, the daughter of American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, who was seized by Hamas militants from Kibbutz Kfar Azar.

Ms Siegel said: “I couldn’t have imagined in my worst nightmares that a year would pass and my father would not be home.

“He has been sitting in the tunnels in Gaza and nobody has come to save him.”

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[shaicruz]

What about occupying Palestine land for over 70 years of genocide. It didn't start from October 7th

[Btithare]

Blessed art thou, O Israel; Who is your equal? O people saved by Jehovah, he is the shield of your help and the sword of your glory. Your enemies will obey you. You will walk on their high places.

Deuteronomy 33:29 ' 'Behold, the days are coming'

[AlC-mmrx]

As awful as it is what more can he do without carelessly endangering other families lives who serve in the IDF.

[SomeRandomGuy]

Id say, beyond the clear personal interests held up in all this, globally. Id say the real culprit here is human "stupidity, our nature, our complexion.. And millenia of people taking advantage of that. "words and desires the religions of man". Wholeheartedly a sinful regurgitative.

[stevenamoah]

The thing is if they really want there hostages back they should march to get the palistine hostages back