In one of Israel's largest protests to date, 750,000 demonstrators swarmed the streets of Tel Aviv and towns nationwide, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration to negotiate the release of Israeli captives in Gaza.
Frustration escalated following the Israeli Army's retrieval of six captives' bodies last week, leaving over 100 individuals still missing, raising concerns of additional casualties.
The protests, reportedly attracting 500,000 in Tel Aviv and 250,000 elsewhere in Israel, underscore a mounting public outcry over the government's handling of efforts to secure the release of Israeli captives in Gaza. These demonstrations follow weeks of military actions in the region and pleas from families for a truce to facilitate the return of their loved ones.
Family groups blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for the failure to negotiate the captives' release, with over 100 individuals still in Gaza, a third feared deceased. The captives were taken during a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in significant casualties. Despite Hamas releasing 105 captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Netanyahu advocates military pressure to retrieve the captives, a strategy met with growing dissent.
Danielle Aloni, a recently freed captive, expressed frustration at the lack of tangible action from the prime minister, emphasizing a sentiment of unforgiveness among the demonstrators.
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