(7 Oct 2024)
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Beijing, China – 07 October 2024
1. Wide of people laying flowers in front of memorial set up at the Israeli embassy
2. Close of memorial banner
3. Wide of people waiting to present flowers
4. Ambassadors of the US and Israel to China together
5. Close of flowers
6. US ambassador Nicholas Burns walking up to lay flowers
7. Close of flowers and candles
8. Wide of memorial ceremony
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Irit Ben-Abba Vitale, Israeli Ambassador to China:
“The horrors of October 7th 2023 that have so deeply engraved in our souls cannot ever repeat themselves. The thrust of any government worldwide is to provide a protective blanket to its citizens. On October 7th 2023, the Israeli government admittedly failed to do so, and hence, no Israeli government to agree to any ceasefire that will not provide full and lasting security to us Israelis.”
10. Wide of the ceremony with picture of a kidnapped Israeli
11. Close of participants
12. Screen showing pictures of home of the kidnapped
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Rita Lifshitz, Israeli citizen whose father-in-law, Oded Lifshitz, was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th 2023:
“We all miss him – his children, grand children, grand-grand daughter, and the world. How come a man who fought for peace, 84 years old on the 11th of May, is still with Hamas?”
14. Various of photo wall of victims
15. Woman in front of the screen showing portrait of the kidnapped
16. Close of participants
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Yael Gan, Israeli citizen whose nephew, Ran Gvili, was kidnapped on October 7th 2023:
“And as a family, we got a decision that we helping everyone who is friend or unit, everyone who is surrounding us, that we are going to be strong and continue his legacy, alive or dead, of being together, being strong, helping people to rise from what happened to us into a better future.”
18. Participants standing for Israeli national anthem
STORYLINE:
A commemoration ceremony was held in the Israeli Embassy to China to mark one year since the Oct.7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The event, with the attendance of diplomats and Israeli expats in China, had families of two hostages taken by Hamas share their stories and call for concerted efforts to bring them home.
“The horrors of October 7th 2023 that have so deeply engraved in our souls cannot ever repeat themselves,” said Irit Ben-Abba Vitale, Israeli Ambassador to China.
She said her government will not agree to any ceasefire that cannot provide “full and lasting security” to Israelis.
Last year’s surprise cross-border attack, which killed about 1,200 people, caught Israel unprepared on a major Jewish holiday.
Around 100 hostages captured that day have not been returned, a third of whom are believed to be dead, and cease-fire efforts have ground to a halt.
AP Video shot by Olivia Zhang
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