NYers joined by ex-Israeli hostage, parents of current captive as they demand Hamas release prisoners

Hundreds of people - including a former Israeli hostage and the parents of one still held - flocked to Central Park on Sunday to call on Hamas to free the remaining captives as a cease-fire deal remains elusive.

Former hostage Moran Stella Yanai, 41, said her heart breaks for those still trapped in Gaza, many of whom were like her, enjoying the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked.

While the former hostage said she still has hope that the remaining hostages can be freed, the latest demands from Hamas risk sinking the negotiations. The terror group is now demanding that Israel free Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences for murder in exchange for the civilian hostages as part of the first stage of the proposed cease-fire deal.

Yanai, who was among the hostages freed in November, was joined at the rally by Nitsa and Gilad Korngold, parents of still-captive Tal Shoham, a father of two.

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