New Jerusalem Basketball Team Honors Six Hostages Killed in Captivity
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
A new Israeli basketball team, Hapoel "The Six" Jerusalem, has launched in Liga Alef South to honor six hostages killed in Gaza. The team's name and season are dedicated to Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, and Eden Yerushalmi, who died in captivity in August 2024. This initiative reflects a growing trend of memorializing war victims in Israeli sports.
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- Hapoel "The Six" Jerusalem basketball team honors six hostages killed in captivity.
- The team plays in Liga Alef South, dedicating its season to the victims.
- The six hostages were murdered in captivity in August 2024.
- Their names are Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, and Eden Yerushalmi.
- The initiative is an unusual memorial in Israeli sports.
A new basketball team, Hapoel "The Six" Jerusalem, has begun playing in the Liga Alef South league, dedicating its season to the memory of six Israeli hostages who were killed while in Hamas captivity. The team's name and its sporting aspirations are intended to honor the victims: Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, and Eden Yerushalmi. These six were among the hostages murdered in captivity in August 2024. The team's formation marks an unusual memorial initiative, reflecting how the memory of victims from the October 7th massacre and the subsequent war has become integrated into Israeli sports.