After 843 days, the clock counting the painful wait for Israel’s hostages has finally stopped

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — For over two years, it was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square: a digital stopwatch, counting every minute, hour, and day since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023. On Tuesday, a day after the body of the last