Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the return of six hostages' bodies to Israel from Hamas captivity – Haim Perry, Yoram Metzger, Avraham Munder, Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchshtab and Alexander Dancyg. Earlier this week was the yahrzeit for six hostages murdered in the Gaza Strip – Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Carmel Gat.

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