כיכר החטופים והנעדרים
7.10.2023

ميدان المخطوفين والمفقودين
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The Hostages and Missing Square
7.10.2023

The Hostages Square is the name given to the square between the Beit Ariela Library and the Tel Aviv Museum, after the Hamas attack on the settlements surrounding Gaza on October 7, 2023, an attack in which more than 1,100 people from Israel were killed and 251 were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip.
In this square, protest activity focused mainly on the families of the abductees, and to the statues that are usually found there, presentations, protest camps were added, and a large protest demonstration was held every Saturday night, calling on the Israeli government to make a deal in which the abductees would be returned.

This sign is in the format of the street signs in the city of Tel Aviv Click for sign's details, but it is possible that this is a private initiative and not of the Tel Aviv municipality.
Pay attention to the wire fence that surrounds the sign!
A similar initiative, carried out by the Tel Aviv municipality: in which the intersection on Kaplan Road was named Democracy Square during the days of protests against the coup d’état that the Israeli government tried to carry out. Click for sign's details

In the following photos taken on the same day, the sign appears, at its foot are commemorative wreaths with the word "sorry" (which may have been placed after August 31, 2024, the day when it was discovered that 6 abductees were murdered after surviving more than 320 days in Hamas captivity, and some of them were intended for release, but the deal for their release was delayed on by the Israeli government Click for sign's details)
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and a view of the square (the square was full of people and demonstrations in previous days, but after the murder of the 6 abductees on August 31,2024, the activity focused on the "Democracy Square" intersection Click for sign's details
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