‘700 days in hell,’ Israeli consulate campaign in Times Square says

A weeklong Israeli Consulate in New York digital billboard campaign displayed in Times Square tells of “700 days of hell” for hostages whom Hamas has held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7.

“This attack, that was perpetrated by Hamas, was one of the most heinous acts of evil in human history since the Holocaust,” stated Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York.

“No human being with a conscience can remain unmoved in the face of such atrocities that took place that day,” he stated. “The slaughter of innocents, the burning of entire families alive, acts of sexual violence, the brutal beheadings and mutilations and the kidnapping of hundreds of innocent people were carried out by the terrorists who infiltrated Israel from Gaza 700 days ago.”

Akunis added that freeing the 48 hostages and removing Hamas from Gaza completely “are the necessary conditions for ending this war.”

“Only then can the process of rebuilding the Gaza Strip begin,” he said. “We must be clear. Those who choose to criticize or condemn Israel for defending ourselves, whether knowingly or not, are serving as enablers of Hamas.”