Eyal Kalderon: “I will not stop until Ofer returns,” hostage in Gaza

Eyal Kalderon: “I will not stop until Ofer returns,” hostage in Gaza
Eyal Kalderon: “I will not stop until Ofer returns,” hostage in Gaza

The massacres committed by Hamas caused a global explosion whose outcome is still uncertain. To understand this earthquake, “Le Soir” interviewed witnesses from Belgium to Gaza, via Israel and Lebanon. Eyal Kalderon, whose cousin is hostage in Gaza, has become one of the most emblematic figures of the hostage support movement.


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Par Samuel Forey

Published on 4/10/2024 at 5:45 p.m.
Reading time: 3 min

Correspondent in Jerusalem

Dince October 7, I am no longer Eyal. I am the cousin of Ofer Kalderon,” admits this 39-year-old man, with a pleasant appearance, short hair, thin beard that age is starting to whiten.

He stands on the pedestrian bridge passing over a wide avenue in Tel Aviv. Below him, the stage which welcomes, every Saturday evening after Shabbat, the actors of the hostage support movement. The setting, with the glittering towers, the walls covered with screens, the people speeding by on scooters and monowheels, seems to belong to a science fiction world.



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