James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

October 7 saw the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Over 1,300 souls were massacred. Hundreds were taken hostage. Previously in the Senate, I read out the names of all hostages: mums and dads, grandparents, brothers and sisters, toddlers and teenagers, babies, families—people just like you and me. While some hostages have been released, here are the names of those who are still being held hostage by murdering terrorists Hamas. Bring them home.

Yagev Kirsht, Alexander Trupanov, Arbel Yahud, Dolev Yahud, David Cunio, Doron Steinbrecher, Itzhak Gelerenter, Naama Levy, Yousef Zyadna, Hamza Zyadna, Elad Katzir, Ohad Ben Ami, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Shlomo Mansour, Michel Nisenbaum, Daniela Gilboa, Itay Chen, Matan Angrest, Yosi Sharabi, Eli Sharabi, Agam Berger, Edan Alexander, Kaid Farhan Elkadi, Matan Zanguaker, Eitan Horn, Yair Horn, Itai Svirsky, Omri Miran, Bipin Joshi, Ilan Weiss, Amiram Cooper, Oded Lifshitz and Haim Peri.

Avraham Munder, Omer Neutra, Ron Benjamin, Judith Weinstein Haggai, Alex Danzig, Itzhk Elgarat, Gadi Moses, Nimrod Cohen, Tsachi Idan, Yarden Bibas, Ronen Engel, Karina Ariev, Ofer Kalderon, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Omri Miran, Liri Elbag, Lior Rudaeff, Shlomi Ziv, Alexander Lobanov, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Omer Shem Tov, Idan Shtivi, Andrei Kozlov, Elyakim Libman, Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or.

Eden Yerushalmi, Chanan Yablonka, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Uriel Baruch, Maxim Kharkin, Elkana Bohbot, Rom Braslavski, Omer Wenkert, Evyatar David, Eitan Mor, Alon Ohel, Almog Meir Jan, Inbar Heiman, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Segev Kalfon, Orion Hernandez Radoux, Romi Lesham Gonen, Bar Kuperstein, Eliya Cohen, Carmel Gat, Ohad Yahalomi, Dror Or, Tal Shoham, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Watchara Sriuan, Kiattisak 'Top' Patee and a Mr Pongtorn.

Bring them home. Bring them all home.

Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We will now move to five-minute statements.