on Friday afternoon as Shabbos was approaching, people in Israel were very tense. The first round of hostages to be released was scheduled to happen just as Shabbos would be coming in, and would probably actually happen shortly after. People were nervous and anxious, will it happen, will it not, will they be healthy, will they be cared for, will it go down as hoped? I saw religious people discussing if they might leave a radio on for Shabbos or have some other solution to find out what was happening.
Happily enough the first round went off without a hitch. The second round was somewhat delayed with some grandstanding by Hamas, followed by threats by Israel, but the Friday night release went smoothly.
The picture above - some posted that sign in their building for the religious neighbors who were anxious not knowing what was happening. They were kind enough to let their neighbors know. On the other hand, it seems to have involved chilul shabbos. Though maybe they prepared the sign and the tape before shabbos. Or maybe they used a shabbos goy.
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