(7 Feb 2025)
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Tel Aviv, Israel – 7 February 2025
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1. Woman looking at media articles glued on a wall in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv
2. Various of People preparing yellow flowers, a color that is symbolic in the hostage issue, prepared to be handed over to hostages’ families
3. People gathering to celebrate the 21st birthday of Israeli soldier Itay Chen, who remains were taken to Gaza after he was killed on October 7
4. Photo of Itay Chen, banner reading (Hebrew) “We will not forget Itay in Gaza.”
5. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Hagit Chen, mother of Itay Chen:
"Sorry I haven’t been able to get you back yet, sorry there are stages (in the hostage deal), and sorry you weren’t included in stage A. As far as I am concerned, you have always been my priority in life, along with your brothers.”
6. Yellow structure reading (English) “You are not alone”
7. Itay’s father Roby Chen hugs Hagit Chen
8. Photo of Itay Chen, banner reading (Hebrew) “We will bring Itay back home.”
9. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Roby Chen, father of Itay Chen:
“We will be here, with the strength you give us, because this rolling ball has started moving again, and every week that passes and more hostages are released, the ball rolls more and gains more power and momentum, and we will not allow this rolling ball to stop until the last hostage returns."
10. Pull out from screen showing count of days since hostages have been held in the Gaza Strip to people gathering
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gil Raviv, wife of Itay Chen’s uncle:
“President Trump, Itay is an American citizen, please bring him back, along with all the other hostages, thank you.”
12. Protesters releasing yellow balloons
13. Pull out of posters of hostages
14. Photos of hostages Shira Bibas and 5-year-old Ariel Bibas
15. Photos of brothers Ariel, 5 years, and Kfir, 2 years, hostages in Gaza
16. Various of woman preparing rally shirts and symbols
17. Posters of hostages
18. Pan from a man playing flute to people gathering in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv for Shabbat (Sabbath) reception
19. Various of Shabbat candles being lit
20. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Ester Taranto, activist from Kibbutz Nir Oz: “How excited we were in the last few weeks, tearful and happy with the return of 13 hostages back home. Thirteen families had the opportunity to reunite with their loved ones and communities that welcomed their loved ones back home. Today, we hope to have three more hostages return home and reunite with their families tomorrow.”
21. Various of Shabbat reception
STORYLINE:
The parents of an Israeli soldier who was killed in the October 7 attack, with his remains taken into Gaza, marked what would have been his 21st birthday on Friday at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.
Through tears, the soldier’s mother apologized to her late son that he was not included in the first stage of the hostage deal.
Both she and his father vowed to continue their cause until all hostages are brought home.
"Sorry I haven’t been able to get you back yet, sorry there are stages (in the hostage deal), and sorry you weren’t included in stage A. As far as I am concerned, you have always been my priority in life, along with your brothers,” said Hagit Chen, mother of Itay Chen.
A ceasefire agreement took hold last month, halting the 15-month war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
Families of hostages and their supporters gathered as every Friday at the Hostages square for a Shabbat reception, expressing hope to see another three hostages released from Gaza tomorrow.
AP video by Shlomo Mor
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