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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Pp-extended Шаблон:Infobox park Hostages Square (Шаблон:Lang-he) is a public plaza located in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. It received its current name following the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, when families of the hostages and their supporters started to encamp and gather there, given its proximity to the Israel Defense Forces headquarters.[1][2][3][4] The Square features art installations and banners highlighting the plight of the hostages and calling for their release.[5] One of the art pieces is a empty dinner table that held an empty seat for each of the missing hostages.[4]

On 25 November, some 100,000 people rallied at Hostages Square to mark "50 Days of Hell" since the Hamas assault and hostage-taking.[6][7] In early December 2023 thousands of people gathered at the square to demand the return of the hostages that were taken. In attendance and some of the speakers were prior hostages that had been returned to Israel as part of the temporary cease fire and exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinians that occurred in the end of November.[8]

On the evening of 13 January, an estimated 120,000 people attended the beginning of a 24-hour rally in the square to mark 100 days since the October 7th attacks in southern Israel. Speakers included relatives of the approximately 132 hostages still in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew and former Israel Supreme Court president Dorit Beinisch. Family members warned that time was running out to save their relatives, and expressed frustration with the government for not doing enough to save them. Fifty artists also performed throughout the night, despite heavy rain.[9][10]

A 25-meter mock Hamas tunnel was erected simulating a claustrophobic, dimly lit passage through which attendees can walk; the names of the hostages, messages from families to their captured loved ones and marks counting the days since they were abducted. The sound of distant gunshots played through speakers inside the tunnel is intended to simulate the dire conditions of the hostages.[10]

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