Nili Margalit, who was held hostage and lost her father in the October 7 attacks, spoke at a 101 shift marking the 1,000th day since the massacre. She demanded a state commission of inquiry, saying fellow captives who could have been returned alive were not. Her remarks were broadcast by N12 News.
Surviving hostage Nili Margalit, who was abducted on October 7, 2023, and lost her father in the Hamas massacre, spoke at a 101 shift event organized to mark the 1,000th day since the attacks. In remarks broadcast by N12 News, Margalit demanded the establishment of a state commission of inquiry, naming fellow captives — Chaim, Alex, Yoram, Yagav, and Nadav — who she said were held alongside her and could have been returned alive but were not.
Margalit's call for an investigation joins a wave of similar demands from bereaved and hostage families over the past year. As The Zioneer has reported, Yael Adar, mother of murdered hostage Tamir Adar, and the October 7th Bereaved Families Council have repeatedly pressed for a formal state inquiry. The High Court of Justice ruled on June 29 that the State Comptroller's probe into the massacre was ultra vires, a decision the victims' families council called a 1,000-day delay of the truth.
The 101 shift (משמרת 101) events have become a recurring civic protest format, with activists and families gathering across the country to mark the duration of the war and the captivity of remaining hostages. Margalit's testimony is among the most direct from a former captive publicly naming fellow hostages who died in captivity.
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