Current sectionIsrael News48 Hostages, 720 Days in Captivity Shai Hermesh, father of Omer Hermesh, who was murdered on October 7 in Kfar Azza, laments the brokenness of Israeli society because of the Hamas massacre and the government's indifference to the hostages in Gaza. 'What Hamas did to us is minor compared to what is being done to Israeli society today'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSeptember 25, 2025Last Wednesday, above the fresh grave of Omer Hermesh, family members, friends, and members of the community where he had spent his life gathered together. CommentsIn the NewsUltra-Orthodox Push Knesset Dissolution as Netanyahu Tries to Pass Draft BillIDF Seizes 15 Gaza-bound Flotilla Boats in International Waters, Organizers SayWhat It's Like When a Settler Brutally Assaults YouThe Smotrich Doctrine for Bringing Down the Palestinian AuthorityAmerica Loves Israel. Until Business Gets in the WayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment