Hostages Square

Hostages Square is a public plaza located in front of the . In the wake of the October 7 attacks, families of the hostages established a permanent encampment in the square due to its proximity to the Israel Defense Forces headquarters.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: public city square in Israel
  • Also known as: “Hostage Square”, “Hostages and Missing Square”, and “Kidnapped Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beit Ariela Shaar Zion Library and Lola Beer Ebner Sculpture Garden.

Library
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is the central public library in .

Garden
Photo: Menashe Kadishman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a sculpture garden at the . It includes a collection of modern and contemporary sculpture, and other exhibits from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, displayed on public terraces around the museum complex.

Shopping center
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is a complex of three skyscrapers in . At the base of the complex lies a large shopping mall. The complex was designed by Israeli-American architect Eli Attia. is situated 510 metres southeast of Hostages Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Center and Montefiore.

Photo: Angel Rivas Photographics, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Central Tel Aviv is the most important area in for visitors…

Suburb
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is a in the center of , .

Photo: Yaniv Ben-Arie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second largest city in , and the largest metropolitan area. It is on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 km northwest of Jerusalem and 100 km south of .

Hostages Square

Latitude
32.07708° or 32° 4′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.78716° or 34° 47′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G4P3QGP+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11286211569
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q123385026
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Satellite Map

Discover Hostages Square from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Indonesian—“Hostages Square” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Girovlar Meydanı”
  • Catalan: “Plaça dels Ostatges”
  • Chinese: “人質廣場”
  • Dutch: “Gijzelaarsplein”
  • French: “place des Otages”
  • French: “Place des Otages”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר החטופים והנעדרים 7.10.23”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר החטופים והנעדרים”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר החטופים”
  • Hebrew: “רחבת מוזיאון תל אביב”
  • Indonesian: “Lapangan Para Sandera”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tel-Aviv courthouse and Joseph Schmidt path.

Nearby Places

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