Gal Gadot was smothered as she was standing on a gala podium on Thursday evening and asked that a crowd of 1,300 assembly by United Hatzalah of Israel can remember the hostages that have been held in captivity from the Nova Music Festival massacre on October 7.
“While we are holding here tonight, we cannot forget the 48 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza,” proposed Gadot, fighting on tears as we see in a video of the event. “Their return in complete safety must remain our urgent prayer and our shared missions.”
The comments and the emotional moment came after the Wonderful woman And snow White Star described it as a “real privilege” of being in the room, “supporting a cause that best reflects all the beliefs of the Jewish people”. United Hatzalah is an Israeli organization of emergency medical services based on volunteers who provide ground response teams for those who need them. “In your heart, it is a question of compassionate, to choose life, to present each other for each other in a few moments.”
Gadot continued: “I was raised with values of kindness, courage and responsibility, values deeply rooted in judaism. And i see those same values alive every single day in our people who refuses to give in fear or hate, and Instead choose Hope, action and humanity. Peace and coexistence.
The current moment reflects a sensitive moment. While the Gaza conflict rages, thousands of cinema workers have joined a commitment organized by cinema workers for Palestine who calls a boycott of Israeli cinematographic institutions “involved in genocide and apartheid” against the Palestinian people. “At the end of August, IAGS, the International Association of Genocide scholars that studied the concept of genocide, called what is happening in Gaza today,” said Javier Bardem The Hollywood Reporter Sunday to support the effort. “And that is why we ask for commercial and diplomatic blocking and sanctions against Israel to stop this genocide. Free Palestine. “
But Gadot did not make the question deeply on the podium. Instead, she turned her attention to her mission for the evening, honoring the survivor of the Nova Music Festival and the Eurovision star Yuval Raphael. Gadot gave the singer a hero prize from United Hatzalah.
“Tonight we honor someone who embodies so much strength,” noted Gadot. “Yuval could have been defined by the tragedy, but instead, she transformed her pain into a goal. And this year, she wore Israel’s voice in the world during the Eurovision 2025 song competition. She was not simply placed in second position; She kept big for each person who felt fear, who endured a loss and who reminded us that resilience can shine brighter than hatred. Anti -Semitism and pain, Yuval reminded us that we are more than what is trying to break.
Gadot at the Gala United Hatzalah on September 19, 2025. Of United Hatzalah, she said: “These lightning of orange vests running and cyclists are a familiar view. For the most part, it’s just a look but for someone in crisis, that’s all. The difference between despair and hope, between fear and the risk of starting again. “
With the kind permission of United Hatzalah of Israel
Sunny Sassoon, Rick Caruso, Gadot, Raphael, Eli Beer and Mark Gerson. The gala was chaired by Caruso and Sassoon with additional honors going to Shaun Maguire of Sequoia Capital with the AM Yisrael Prize for his support for Israel.
With the kind permission of United Hatzalah of Israel
Gadot, center, and her husband Jaron Varsano, second on the right, pose president Eli Beer with United Hatzala and family members.
With the kind permission of United Hatzalah of Israel
