The unrest was prompted by the death of six hostages.
Protesters rally together against the government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 2, 2024.city of Tel Aviv for a second day of protests demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conclude a cease-fire and hostage-release deal with Hamas.
The current wave of demonstrations was sparked by the recovery of the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday -- among them American Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. The Israel Defense Forces said the captives were killed by militants "shortly" before their discovery.
Protesters rally together against the government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 2, 2024.Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, meanwhile, posted on X linking the deaths of the six captives to Netanyahu’s reported decision last week to retain military control of the Philadelphi Corridor -- the strip of land running along the Gaza-Egypt border -- despite Hamas objections.
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