Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality announced Wednesday that the plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art will be officially named 'Hostages Square' (Kikar HaChatufim). Mayor Ron Huldai said the name was chosen to ensure 'the greatest disaster in Israel's history is not forgotten,' and that future generations will know how the nation responded.
The Tel Aviv Museum plaza, a major public space in the city, will be renamed 'Hostages Square' by municipal decision. Mayor Ron Huldai said the renaming is intended to ensure that the memory of the greatest disaster in Israel's history remains a permanent part of the city's landscape. The square will serve as a memorial to the hostages and a reminder of the nation's response to the tragedy.
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