(14 Aug 2024)
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Jerusalem – 13 August 2024
1. Various of worshippers praying for unity and return of hostages at Western Wall++OVERLAID WITH SOUDNBITE SHOT2++
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shai Zohar, uncle of Israeli hostage Omer Neutra:
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"On this day, exactly 1,956 years ago, our holy temple was disrupted. And from its ashes and berries, we came to where we are today. We believe this is a capable day, and that our prayers will go all the way up, and bring our hostages back."
3. Zohar singing prayer with worshippers
4. Close of Zohar’s t-shirt with photo of his nephew, hostage Omer Neutra, reading (English): "Bring them home now"
5. Zohar during prayer++OVERLAID WITH SOUNDBITE 6++
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Shai Zohar, uncle of Israeli hostage Omer Neutra:
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"Well, it’s an emotional rollercoaster with ups and downs in this particular phase. I think for the past three months, they’ve been talking about a new proposal and a new deal. There’s a gathering on Thursday in Qatar, I believe. And we’re hopeful that this time it will make it."
7. Rabbis praying
8. Wide of prayer
9. Israeli flag
STORYLINE:
Worshippers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pray for unity of the Jewish people and the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza.
The prayer was held on Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning commemorating the destruction of the biblical Temples with a daylong fast.
It comes as Israel braces for a potential Iranian retaliation after a blast in Tehran killed Hamas’ leader — an attack blamed on Israel.
Shai Zohar, uncle of Israeli hostage Omer Neutra, attended the prayer and said that he hopes "that our prayers will go all the way up, and bring our hostages back."
The Israel-Hamas war was sparked by the unprecedented Oct. 7 raid into southern Israel in which militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 hostages.
Israel says the militants are still holding around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.
A one week cease-fire in November saw the release of around 100 Israeli hostages in exchange for a larger number of Palestinian prisoners.
Mediators from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to get the sides to agree to a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and Israel would withdraw from Gaza.
Talks are expected to resume Thursday.
AP Video shot by Moshe Edri
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