Progressive Judaism – Liberal Judaism and The Movement for Reform Judaism – mourns the murder in captivity of Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Carmel Gat and Eden Yerushalmi.

Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones and the thousands of us across the world who brought their pictures and stories into our homes and communities daily. May their memory be a blessing.

Our thoughts are also with the other hostage families and our friends, family and colleagues in Israel who ask us to continue to amplify their voice.

These six hostages, kidnapped alive on 7th October, were later murdered while in captivity.

Today, the Hostages Families Forum call on the Israeli public to join a massive demonstration, demanding a complete halt of the country and the immediate implementation of a deal to release the hostages and bring them home.

We stand with you.