Rally in Tel Aviv, photo Miriam Alster/Flash90
Thousands of demonstrators held simultaneous rallies in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv, Caesarea and Jerusalem on Saturday night.
Source: The Times of Israel
Details: Protesters are demanding the government do more to immediately release more than 130 hostages held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack and the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The rallies, organized by the Forum for Families of Hostages and Missing Persons, featured speakers who demanded an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip and an exchange with Hamas for the return of the hostages.
1: Thousands of protestors calling for elections now in Tel Aviv. Credit Amir Goldstein
2: A table set for all the hostages in Gaza. Credit Michel Braunstein
3: Protesters in front of Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesaria. Credit: Amos Gil pic.twitter.com/WVKhEJ7g60
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Hamas is demanding a ceasefire as one of the prerequisites for any agreement, according to media reports.
The Tel Aviv rally was broadcast simultaneously with a protest outside Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea, where people shouted through megaphones: “Treaty, now!”
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