Easter is observed in Kibbutz NIR OZ, Israel, to honor the Israelites ‘ release from Egypt’s servitude. However, in Gaza, values of Israelis are still held hostage this Easter, with some apparently being sold by Hamas or forced to work as slaves.
A Passover meal — a seder — was held on Thursday in their society’s dining hall by friends and relatives of the 36 captives from Kibbutz Nir Oz at a desk with empty seats and a poster of one of the abducted people.
36 empty seats are set up at a seder tables for the Easter mea at the Israeli Kibbutz Nir Oz. April 10, 2024 ( Joel Pollak / Breitbart News )
The goal: to make sure that Israelis, and the planet, do not forget the 133 remaining victims, and keep the pressure on for their release.
” Let my family go”, said , Ofri Bibas- Levy, the sister of Yarden Bibas, who is a hostage in Gaza, along with his wife Shiri and his children Ariel ( 4 ) and Kfir ( 1 ).
” Let my folks go”.
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That stop, comfortable from the history of the Exodus, is especially poignant this time. Negotiators continued to meet in Cairo, Egypt as the Nir Kansas residents staged their Easter seder in an effort to achieve a deal for the transfer of at least some of the victims.
Some hostages have now passed away in custody, according to rumors that Hamas was to blame for their cruelty and coverage to the dangers of war.
The listeners at the seder shared a variety of political viewpoints.
Liat Atzili Beinin, a double American- Jewish resident, was scathing in her condemnation of the Jewish state, as she urged it to bargain and reach a prisoner deal.
In comparison, Noam Peri, the girl of old prisoner Chaim Peri, appeared to condemn U. S. President Joe Biden’s current need for an “immediate peace” by Israel.  ,” Do not talk about peace when our people are also held in caverns” , , she said.
The kibbutz’s destroyed wreckage has remained just as it has been since Breitbart News visited in November.
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Breitbart News likewise visited local Kibbutz Be’eri, where a few of the 1, 200 people — 100 of whom were murdered on October 7— have returned to their houses, though the aircraft from October’s battles however remains.
The ruins of a Kibbutz Be’eri home from October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists and Israeli soldiers engaged in fierce fighting. Seen on April 10, 2024 ( Joel Pollak / Breitbart News )
As Israeli troops engaged Hamas terrorists in ferocious operations in northern and central Gaza, the sound of artillery fire nearby was audible. From a large-scale invasion, the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) have launched targeted raids against Hamas.
Israel and the United States disagree on whether to launch an attack on Rafah’s final four Hamas battalions. Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has promised that Israel will launch an Israeli airstrike against Hamas there.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor- at- Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. ET ( 4 p. m. to 7 p. m. PT ). He is the author of the recent e- book,” The Zionist Conspiracy ( and how to join it )”, now available on Audible. He is also the author of the e- book, Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U. S. Presidential Election. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
