A recorded incident in which an Israeli man tore down a poster calling for the return of deceased hostages was condemned by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum earlier this week.
The poster featured images of 21 hostages, some of whom have since been returned from Gaza, including an image of the last female hostage Inbar Hayman who was laid to rest on Friday after being returned to Israel alongside fellow hostage Master Sergeant Muhammad al-Atarash.
The video was taken by someone claiming to be the owner of the sign.
“I’m taking a picture for the police, this is mine, I paid for it,” the woman recording the interaction could be heard saying before asking the man, “What is your name?”
Throughout the video, the man demands he be left alone to continue his actions and insists he did not work for the woman, so he was free to do what he wanted.
Incident condemned by Hostages and Missing Families Forum
“Such acts are not only an expression of hatred; they cross a moral and national red line,” the forum stated. “While the families of the hostages continue to live in hell, waiting for their loved ones to be brought back for a proper burial, this barbaric act is a direct insult to the families and to the state as a whole.
“The struggle to bring the hostages home is a moral, national, and human struggle—it belongs to the entire people of Israel in all its diversity.
“We will continue to act, to remember, and to remind the public of our 21 brothers and sisters until the last hostage returns to us.”