Attending a Kosel tefilla organized by women on behalf of her son Gilad, Mrs. Aviva Shalit has called on the tzibur to please set aside a chair at the seder table for her son, who is now marking his fourth Pesach in Hamas captivity.

According to media reports, the German mediator who has been engaged in shuttle diplomacy between Israel and Hamas towards arriving at a prisoner release deal is scheduled to return to the region in April.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)