Ishay Ribo, center, performing on stage. Photo: אביחי ג’רפי via Wikimedia Commons

Thousands of fans who attended the concert of Israeli singer Ishay Ribo in New York City’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) on Sunday night chanted in unison for the release of the 97 hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after they were kidnapped during the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.

Roughly 15,000 people packed Ribo’s performance at MSG, Ynet reported, citing the show’s production team. Ribo also brought Israeli singers Idan Raichel and Eviatar Banai on stage to perform several songs with him, including traditional Jewish prayer hymns. In September 2023, Ribo headlined his first concert at MSG during a similar tour before the start of the Jewish high holidays.

At one point during Sunday night’s concert, the crowd spontaneously chanted “Bring them home,” which is a call for the return of the Israelis still held hostage by Hamas terrorists, and Ribo displayed on stage pictures of some of those abducted. The audience additionally chanted, along with Ribo, “Am Israel Chai,” which translates in English to “long live Israel.”

Last night Madison Square Garden was sold for Israeli superstar Ishay Ribo’s concert.

Ribo displayed the faces of hostages while the crowd chanted “Am Yisrael Chai.”

Bring Them Home! pic.twitter.com/6SEPT9t7ml

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 16, 2024

On Monday night, Ribo performed in New Haven, Connecticut, in a concert jointly organized by Yale Friends of Israel and Chabad at Yale. In February, Ribo performed twice at the Harvard Square concert venue, The Sinclair, after being invited by Chabad at Harvard University.