Graffiti showing the kidnapping of Noa Argamani and Evintan Or in Milan has been deleted

A mural dedicated to the memory of the October 7 attack, with the figures of Noa Argamani and Ebintan Or in the center, was erased in Milan less than a month after it was created. The work, by the Italian artist Alessandro Palumbo, was removed as part of the “repainting” of an entire wall near the modern art gallery in the city.

The piece was prepared for the October 7th that was mentioned about a month ago, and documented the abduction of Argamani and Or from the Nova festival.

The fact that the entire wall was repainted raised questions as to the circumstances of the removal of the work, and even led Israel’s ambassador to Italy, Yonatan Peled, to comment on the incident.

“Three years after the brutal massacre committed by Hamas, the erasure of the mural dedicated to the victims of October 7 in Milan is a very serious act, revealing the alarming face of anti-Semitism and the attempt to rewrite the memory of that disaster. Remembering the victims is an obligation that cannot be silenced,” the ambassador wrote.

According to the published information, the wall had been neglected for years and had previous graffiti marks on it. Therefore, at this stage, the main question that remains open is why the wall was painted now, and whether the decision was made as part of maintenance work that was planned in advance or after the appearance of the work in memory of the victims of October 7.