A vigil is planned for Saturday evening at the Stephen Wise Temple.
A vigil will be held in Los Angeles Sunday evening for victims of Saturday's massive Hamas attack against Israel, which has claimed hundreds of lives and sparked a war between Israel and one of its longtime enemies.The Vigil for Israel is being co-sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and The Board of Rabbis of Southern California and is set for 8 p.m. at the Stephen Wise Temple, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, near the San Diego Freeway and Mulholland Drive.
In addition to the casualties, Israel said at least 100 of its soldiers and civilians were captured and taken to Gaza as hostages.Israel estimated that more than 700 of its military personnel and citizens were dead, and several hundred Palestinians have been killed in the retaliatory fighting, with thousands more wounded.The fighting came on the 50th anniversary of the so-called 'Yom Kippur War,' Oct 6-25, 1973, when Israel was attacked by a coalition of Arab states.
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