Protesters return to streets across Israel, demanding hostage release
Last edited Mon May 13, 2024, 03:15 PM - Edit history (1)
Reuters
May 11, 2024
TEL AVIV, May 11 (Reuters) -- Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas.
Family members of the hostages, carrying pictures of their loved ones still in captivity, joined the crowds that demonstrated in Tel Aviv.
One of them was Naama Weinberg, whose cousin Itai Svirsky was abducted during Hamas' Oct. 7 assault on Israeli towns and, according to Israeli authorities, was killed in captivity.
In a speech she referenced a video Hamas made public on Saturday, claiming that another of the Israeli captives had died.
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https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/protesters-return-streets-across-israel-demanding-hostage-release-2024-05-11/
Update:
May 13, 2024
"Families of Hamas Captives Protest Netanyahu's Handling of Hostage Crisis on Israeli Memorial Day"
"In other news from Israel, protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet are continuing as Israel marks it's first Memorial Day since the October 7 attacks.
Earlier today, relatives of dead soldiers heckled Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itmar Ben-Gvir as he spoke at a military ceremony."
More:
https://democracynow.org/2024/5/13/headlines/families_of_hamas_captives_protest_netanyahus_handling_of_hostage_crisis_on_israeli_memorial_day
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