Rome and Milan mark the first birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest Israeli hostage in Gaza

As the youngest Israeli hostage in Gaza, Kfir Bibas, turned 1, Italian Jews mobilized in his name, calling for his liberation. Two sit-ins were promoted in Rome in via Catalana, in front of the Great Synagogue, and in Milan in Piazza della Scala, in front of the Municipality headquarters. “It is not normal that people need to take to the streets to demand the release civilians captured from their homes and taken to the caves of horrors in Gaza. It is not normal for a one-year child to be used as a hostage and human shield by barbarians,” declared the president of the Roman Jewish Community Victor Fadlun.  In Milan, the city’s Chief? Rabbi and president of the Italian Rabbinical Assembly Alfonso Arbib, read some psalms invoking the return of Kfir.