An air show featuring 500 drones will light up the sky in NYC Tuesday night to pay tribute to the 132 hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza since the terror attacks in Israel on Oct. 7.
Hosted by the Hostages and Missing Families forum along with other advocates for the hostages, the dramatic display of drones will soar into the NYC skies at around 8:30 p.m. May 7 and last approximately 10 minutes. They will fly around the Statue of Liberty and nearby as an eye-catching light show to raise awareness about the plight of the hostages and call for their immediate safe release, organizers said.
“This creative show will have a lot of color with messages that we’re bringing to the world regarding the acute need to release the hostages,” said Ariel Margalith, the volunteer creative director of the show.
Margalith elaborated that the messages in the sky will be “impactful” in their efforts to bring the hostages home while emphasizing that the crisis is not just one for Israel, but the world as a whole.
“This is not just an Israeli issue, it’s a global humanitarian issue,” he said. “There are hostages there from 20 different nationalities. We’re going to emphasize the international nature of this crisis and the great need to resolve it.”
At a private ceremony before the show, former hostages of Hamas, families of hostages, celebrities and dignitaries will gather to deliver remarks.
Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport, who has been very vocal about his support for Israel, will be in attendance.
Music manager Scooter Braun will also be there. Braun recently helped open the Nova Music Festival Exhibit in Manhattan, which showcases artifacts from the Hamas terror attack in Israel on Oct. 7.
Margalith, who has volunteered with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, said organizers have been working for months to put the show together.
“We hope that the show has impact, and we won’t need to keep crying our hearts out and pouring so much energy into getting the hostages back home, but if need be, we will take this show elsewhere in the United States to raise awareness and bring more attention to the situation,” he said.
