'Heartbreaking' teddy bear display calls attention to Israeli children held hostage by Hamas
Dozens of teddy bears with blindfolds were set up in a display near a fountain in Tel Aviv to call attention to the suffering of Israeli children held captive by Hamas terrorists.
Each of the brown and white stuffed animals featured a picture of one of the roughly 30 children, some as young as nine months old, who were among the 222 people held hostage in Gaza by Hamas fighters following the militant group's attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the Associated Press reported.
Photos of the display show some of the bears were marked with fake blood and some were tied together. Passerbys said they were left speechless.
“It’s just unbelievable. There’s like no words. Because, even with the blood on it you can see, and the blindfolds … it’s very symbolic for me of the captivity of innocent children,” Hilary Meyerov said. “It’s completely heartbreaking.”
An off-duty Israeli soldier stopped to take photos of the display.
“Bring them back. Bring them back,” said Avigail Ben-Yosef. “I’m sending love to all the families, they are waiting for these children, and to all the other hostages.”
The Associated Press contributed to this update.
Posted by Chris Pandolfo
