US EditionProtesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Gaza strikes kill 16, hospitals say
Families and supporters staged nationwide protests blocking major highways and targeting ministers' homes to demand a ceasefire and release of hostages held for over 600 days.
- Tens of thousands protested across Israel on Tuesday demanding the immediate release of hostages and an end to fighting in Gaza.
- The protests followed Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that seized 251 hostages and triggered an ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered talks last week to secure hostages' release but also plans an expanded offensive to capture Gaza City.
- At least 16 Palestinians, including hospital personnel and journalists, were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting a Gaza hospital, an incident Prime Minister Netanyahu described as a "tragic mishap" that is currently being investigated.
- The protests and military actions reflect mounting pressure on Israel to end the war while pursuing both hostages' release and a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas but not Israel.
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Throughout Tuesday, protesters gathered, at the call of the Forum of Hostage Families, at crossroads and in front of ministers' homes to demand a truce agreement from the government of Benyamin Netanyahu in Gaza.
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…
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