Posters of dozens of now-freed Israeli hostages that have lined Israel’s main international airport for nearly two years are being gradually removed in coordination with their families, the Israel Airports Authority said on Tuesday.
The posters are being taken down one by one by individual family members at their convenience, an airport spokeswoman said.
The Ben-Gurion Airport departure hall exhibition served as a reminder of the national anguish over the hostages taken during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, when 251 people were abducted to Gaza.
Slowly but surely, the hostage posters displayed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv are finally coming down.
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) October 20, 2025
Today Danny Miran, the father of former hostage Omri Miran, got to remove his son's picture.
Omri is home, and he's not going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/SQ5e9vmbl0
The final 20 living hostages were released on Oct. 13 as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hamas was also required to return all 28 bodies it was holding, but so far the terrorist group has returned only 15.
