Empty chairs for hostages as Israel at war marks Passover

For many this year, Passover will be stained by absence and anguish; particularly the relatives of the hostages, grieving families and more than 120,000 Israelis displaced from their homes in the north and south of the country because of the war in the Gaza Strip.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men carry jugs filled with water from a mountain spring near Jerusalem, to be used in baking unleavened bread known as Matzoth, during the Maim Shelanu (rested water) ceremony, a day ahead of the start of the 8-day Pesach (Passover) holiday, on April 21, 2024. AFP photo