US EditionIsraeli police use water cannons, arrest dozens as protesters demand hostage deal
Groups representing hostage families led a rare nationwide strike and protests, with hundreds of thousands demanding a ceasefire and a deal to release 50 hostages held by Hamas.
- On Sunday, protesters across Israel staged a nationwide strike, blocked roads, and were met with police using water cannons and arresting 32 people for disrupting order.
- The protests followed Israel's security cabinet approval to expand the Gaza war, amid ongoing conflict triggered by Hamas's October 2023 attack that killed about 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages.
- Protesters called for a ceasefire and negotiations to free hostages held by Gaza militants, while some government officials, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, criticized the strike as damaging and advantageous to Hamas.
- Smotrich claimed that the demand for a deal endangers the hostages hidden underground and pressures Israel to give in to its adversaries, putting the country’s safety and future at risk.
- The protests highlight deep domestic tensions amid Israel's intensified offensive that has killed tens of thousands in Gaza and caused severe humanitarian conditions with rising famine risks according to the UN.
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On Sunday, 17 August, thousands of Israelis went down the streets to protest against the government's plan to conquer Gaza and demand the release of the hostages.
Almost a million people are expected to protest in Israel on Sunday, writes the Times of Israel. The reason is the Israeli government's Gaza policy. Intense demonstrations are already underway and around 30 people have been arrested.
Across Israel, thousands walked off work on Sunday to demonstrate instead, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu return the last Israeli hostages from Gaza and end the wars...
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