Rallies held across Israel to mark 700 days of an ongoing nightmare

The Israeli Foreign Ministry today posted on X: "For 700 endless days, 48 hostages have been trapped in Palestinian Hamas’ tunnels - cut off from their families, their lives, their freedom.

"700 days of darkness, fear, and unimaginable suffering.

"700 days where [loved ones] wake up each morning praying this nightmare will end.

"The world cannot look away.

"The hostages must come home NOW."

One of these loved ones is Iair Horn, a former hostage whose brother Eitan Horn is still being held captive in Gaza.

Horn told the Times of Israel: “I have a million stories about what it’s like to be in hell, to be in captivity,.

“I can say that we didn’t eat anything, that there was no air to breathe in the tunnels, that we barely drank water - and even when we did, it was salty. But after 700 days, it seems that it doesn’t matter to anyone, and that it’s ok to keep people captive.”

“I never imagined that we would reach the 700th day and that I would have to stand here and talk about my brother Eitan, who is still a hostage, and my friends who are still being held.

"I want to be with my brother now."

Horn said he feared becoming like the brother of Ron Arad, who has been missing since 1988 or the brother of Hadar Goldin, whose body Hamas has held for over a decade.

Another loved one and ex hostage is Arbel Yehoud, the partner of Cunio Yehoud, who is still held by Hamas.

Speaking to the Times of Israel about her own time being held by the terrorist group, she said: “There are no special days in captivity, you survive each day as it comes, every minute is an eternity, and every second brings the risk of death.”

“There is immense anxiety, abuse, and terrible suffering."

Yehoud wants to tell her partner: “I am fighting, do not break, my love."

“Keep holding on to hope and do not let go for a second. We will not give up, and we will not break for a second until you return to us.”

Hamas released another hostage video today.

Guy Gilboa-Dalal has been held by Hamas since October 7. In the 700 days he has remained captive, the terrorist group has subjected him to psychological torture.

In February, Gilboa-Dalal was seen in a video being forced to watch the release of other hostages, trapped in a car as he begged to go home.

With him in the car was hostage and friend Evyatar David, who was later seen emaciated and digging his own grave in another disturbing Hamas video.

Gilboa-Dalal had not been seen on camera again until today.

Another hostage was also seen in the video however his family has asked for him not to be identified.