today who were relatives of those being held and spoke about the grief they were feeling as a result of missing their loved ones in the conflict at the moment. people also who were speaking were lord pickles, who's the uk's special envoy for post—holocaust affairs. he said the state of israel's struggle was a struggle for western civilisations as well. many people were worried about the plight of the hostages and feels that maybe their plight has been left off the agenda for the time being and wanted to bring their struggle and their waiting to international attention. earlier i spoke to youri weltman, a jewish israeli. it has been 100 days since the start of the war in gaza and the events of october the 7th. earlier i spoke to youri weltman, a jewish israeli. he is the national field organiser for �*standing together�* — a movement for peace and equality. and rula daood is an arab israeli.