The Hostage and Missing Families Forum may discontinue its weekly Saturday night protests in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, after the end of November, N12 News reported on Tuesday.
N12 reported that if the protests are discontinued, the forum's resources and budget would be redirected towards a course of action chosen by the families of the three remaining hostages whose remains are still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The forum has not yet released any statements confirming or denying the discontinuation and will hold its weekly protest this coming Saturday, November 22, according to social media posts.
On Monday, the organization shared information regarding the rally in a statement shared on X/Twitter, stating, "Seven hundred seventy-three days have passed since that tragic Saturday, and three hostages are still in Gaza. We are not stopping. This coming Saturday night, we will all gather in Hostage Square to call for the return of Dror Or, Ran Guieli, and Sutthisak Rinthalak."
"Everyone can be brought home," the statement continued," The terror organizations knew exactly what they were doing. They kept everyone - both living and deceased. This deal is not perfect, but it has already brought back 45 hostages, and it will also bring back the three who remain."
The remains of three hostages are still being held in Gaza
The three hostages, kidnapped from Israel during Hamas's October 7 massacre, who have not had their remains returned are Dror Or, 48, from Kibbutz Be'eri, St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, 23, an officer from Israel Police's Special Patrol Unit, who was murdered defending Kibbutz Alumim from infiltrating Hamas terrorists, and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, 43, who worked on Kibbutz Be’eri's farm as a foreign agriculture worker.
Elad Or, the brother of Dror Or, expressed his hope for his brother’s return home in a statement shared on X/Twitter by Radio 103FM.
"On one hand, it is frightening to be the last one, to feel as if I might be forgotten or that no one will reach me. On the other hand, we are in a moment of action and rescue," Or said. "Every day is very difficult, but the reality shows that people are being rescued. We are in a window of opportunity; we are not in paralysis."