Ten peace activists were taken by Hamas from Israel as hostages in the October 7 attacks.
Around 200 people were snatched into captivity in total, with four released so far, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues.The activists work for the charity Road to Recovery, which helps take sick Palestinians from Gaza to Israel for treatment.Among the charity volunteers still in captivity are drivers and peace activists Vivian Silver, 74, Chaim Peri, 79 and Oded Lifshitz, 83.Mr Lifshitz is the wife of Yocheved, one of two women who was released on Monday night.
“We call for an end of violence and for compassion and demand the intervention of the international community in the immediate return of the hostages.”Lior Peri, the son of volunteer driver Haim, lost his brother Danny Darlington and his girlfriend in the Hamas attack, and echoed calls for the hostages to be returned.Lior, 50, said: “All his life my father was a peace activist.“He used to attend demonstrations and lobby for the parties making the greatest peace efforts.
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