German newspaper Die Welt has announced that it will publish a photograph of a different hostage held by Hamas every day in a special section of the newspaper dedicated to the 240 Israeli hostages.
The decision came, among others, following recordings that were published of German policemen removing pictures of the hostages in Berlin, a move that was sharply criticized by the state.
Today (Tuesday) the first photo of one of the hostages, 32-year-old Shiri Bibas, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, along with her two small children, was published.
Last week, the Berlin police issued a statement of apology after police officers in the German capital were recorded removing posters with photographs of Israelis kidnapped to Gaza.
The issue flared up after the police responded to a request from Bild and Channel 12 News reporter Antonia Yamin, according to which "the posters were removed due to suspicion of being hung up illegally."
Many in Berlin were furious with the police and wondered if the police have nothing more urgent to do, while antisemitic threats are rampant in the country.
The police later wrote: "Regardless of the fact that the legal appraisal of the posters is still pending, we can understand that the removal of the posters hurt feelings, especially of relatives and friends of the hostages, as well as people in the Israeli/Jewish community. This affects us greatly and we regret it."