US EditionProtesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Gaza strikes kill 16, hospitals say
Families of hostages and supporters held widespread protests across Israel, blocking major highways and government officials' homes to demand a ceasefire and release of captives amid ongoing conflict.
- On August 26, 2025, families of hostages and supporters staged nationwide protests, blocking major highways and gathering outside senior ministers' homes, with demonstrations led by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum starting at 6:29 a.m.
- Relatives of hostages say steady pressure could push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel security cabinet toward ceasefire talks despite far-right coalition members threatening to bolt amid the unresolved proposed 60-day truce backed by international mediators.
- By official tallies, Fifty hostages remain in Gaza with around 20 believed alive, Israel rescued eight alive, and 42 taken alive have been murdered since October 7; recent strikes killed at least 20 people at Nasser Hospital, including journalists.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to convene the Israel security cabinet later Tuesday, but reports suggest a postponement amid internal disagreements; Netanyahu last week ordered immediate talks and pressed military plans to seize Gaza City.
- Building on earlier mass mobilizations, international rights groups and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urge accountability after hospital strikes amid the Aug. 17, 2025 mass mobilization.
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Israeli Families Accuse Netanyahu of Blocking Ceasefire Deal - teleSUR English
The Forum of Families of Hostages and the Disappeared, which represents relatives of those abducted during Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023, has accused the Israeli government of obstructing negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The group cites Israeli media reports indicating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to present a partial ceasefire proposal—already accepted by Hamas—to his Security Cabinet for debate. The …
Israelis are once again taking to the streets to demonstrate for a hostage deal with Hamas. The protesters are directing their anger at Netanyahu, who many believe is deliberately blocking an end to the war.
Israel says its strikes on a Gaza hospital were targeting what it called a Hamas surveillance camera
he Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.
Israeli protesters call for truce deal ahead of cabinet meeting
Protesters calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of hostages being held there took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday morning ahead of a security cabinet meeting scheduled for the evening. Demonstrators blocked roads in Tel Aviv, where they waved Israeli flags and held up pictures of the hostages, according to AFP. Israeli media reported others rallying near a US embassy branch in the city, as well as outside the houses of variou…
Israeli protesters halted traffic on a major highway on Tuesday by setting burning tires. They called for the return of hostages still being held in Gaza and urged an end to the conflict in the Palestinian territories.
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