Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to take over Times Square Thursday night and demand that Hamas release Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Israeli authorities said that at least 203 hostages were being held in Gaza, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Islamic Jihad has claimed it is holding 30 hostages.
The captives, which include women, children and Holocaust survivors, were seized when Hamas launched its unprecedented and devastating attack on Oct. 7.
More than 1,400 Israelis were killed in the attack and 4,200 others were wounded.
At least 13 Americans are still unaccounted for, according to the US State Department, however, it’s not clear how many are being held hostage. President Biden has spoken with their families.
Thursday’s rally is organized by the Israeli-American Council in conjunction with other New York Jewish organizations as well as former members of the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit.
More than a dozen billboards at the iconic “Crossroads of the World” will light up with faces of the hostages and Israeli flags, according to the IAC.
Major landmarks across the city, including Columbus Circle, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Bridge, Union Square and the Guggenheim Museum, will also feature the images.
Mayor Eric Adams, who has been outspoken in his support for Israel since Hamas’ attack, will give remarks as well as Israeli American Council CEO Elan Carr.
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Carr previously served as US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism under former President Donald Trump.
Hamas has said it will not release the hostages until Israel ends its attack on Gaza, where some 2.3 million Palestinians live. The terrorists have also demanded the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.
The Pentagon has deployed a small Special Operations team to Israel to help locate and rescue the hostages, according to the New York Times.
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Gaza has been relentlessly bombarded by the IDF in retaliation to the Hamas attack.
Last week, Israel ordered the evacuation of more than 1 million Palestinians from the northern part of the sealed enclave ahead of an anticipated IDF ground invasion to seize Gaza City and take out Hamas’ leadership.
The United States has pledged to assist the IDF in dismantling the militant organization.
The intense fighting has caused division across the globe., especially after hundreds were killed when a missile destroyed a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. The IDF and White House claim the missile was misfired by militants.
The violence has sparked pro-Palestine and pro-Israel clashes in the streets of New York, Washington and other major cities since the war began nearly two weeks ago.