Friends and family of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit marked the young captive's 23rd birthday on Wednesday at a prayer rally at the Kotel (Western Wall) organized by supporters. Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas-backed terrorists in 2006, at age 19, in an attack on an IDF patrol outside Gaza in which two other soldiers were killed.
Shalit's father Noam told reporters at the rally that the family is “not optimistic.”
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau wrote a special prayer for Gilad's release for the occasion. The prayer was distributed nationwide by the Struggle for Shalit organization.
Shalit's father Noam told reporters at the rally that the family is “not optimistic.”
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau wrote a special prayer for Gilad's release for the occasion. The prayer was distributed nationwide by the Struggle for Shalit organization.
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