The Israelis have been pressing the government for a long time and asking for an agreement on the release of the hostages.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Israeli cities on Saturday again to demand an agreement on the release of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. TASR informs about it according to the report of the DPA agency.
After the rally in Tel Aviv, there were clashes between the police and the demonstrators. The police detained six people. People also gathered in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Protesters’ pressure on the Israeli government for a deal to release the hostages, according to the DPA, increased especially after the Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage taken by the militants in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war. . The 19-year-old female soldier called on Israel to do more to free the hostages. It stated that their lives are at risk due to Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
According to DPA, Israel considers such videos to be psychological warfare by Islamists. For the relatives of the hostages, however, the videos are a sign that their loved ones are alive, writes DPA. Protesters accuse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining the possibility of a cease-fire with Hamas and the release of hostages with new demands. The prime minister denies these accusations. Meanwhile, ceasefire negotiations continue in Qatar. However, the DPA states that these negotiations are allegedly progressing slowly.
