Originally named Museum Square, the site became home to massive rallies calling for the release of all hostages held in Gaza following the Oct. 7 massacre and has now officially adopted the name Hostages Square.

Since the Oct. 7 massacre, a clock in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square counted the time since the kidnappings—until it was finally shut down after the return of Ran Gvili.

'At first I wasn’t allowed to make a sound, so I prayed silently in my heart, from the deepest place there is.'

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, address thousands at Hostages Square, Oct.11, 2025.

Hostage families welcomed the news that the first phase of President Trump’s Gaza plan is being implemented and that their loved ones may be released within days.