Our Chief Executive joined Parliamentarians and communal leaders from around the UK at a special event at the Israel Embassy to say thank you to everyone who campaigned for the release of those held hostage.

It was inspiring to hear about the work undertaken by various groups to ensure their plight remained at the top of the public consciousness in Westminster and across society.

There were speeches from: Charge D’Affaires, Daniella Grudsky Ekstein; President of the BoD, Phil Rosenberg and Noam Sagi, whose mother was taken hostage and released. In addition, powerful videos from Eli Sharabi and Emily Damari expressed their gratitude to the Jewish community.