12 months after a brutal attack and the hostages have yet to be released. 12 months of an incomprehensible genocide that has shown no signs of coming to an end. We are 12 months on, and rather than ending the war on Gaza and bringing the hostages home, Israel has now expanded its violent campaign to new frontiers, with the tacit approval of the US, endangering millions more across a whole region – perhaps even beyond.
Neither Mehdi nor the guest on today’s segment of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ expected this to be what one year on from October 7 would look like. Zahiro Shahar Mor, the nephew of former Israeli hostage Avraham Munder, 79, came on the show back in June to share the story of his uncle who was taken hostage by Hamas. Mor was also protesting and campaigning, along with many other families of hostages, for a ceasefire and an end to the violence.
In August though, Mor’s uncle’s body was tragically found in a tunnel in Khan Yunis. Officials have not determined the cause of death. For Mor, the loss of his uncle has only made him louder in opposition to his government’s handling of the genocide, the conflict, and the hostages still being held in Gaza.
“A year has passed, and you know every chance, every avenue, every road, to some kind of agreement was torpedoed,” says Mor. “I don’t believe Netanyahu one bit. He speaks differently in Israel and abroad.”…..more
