Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv for a quick end of the war in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages that are detained by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Some called on US President Donald Trump to help in peace efforts, TASR reports according to DPA.
The protesters gathered on the Hostage Square in the city center, where they called again the Israeli government to agree with the agreement on the ceasefire and release of hostages.
Some relatives of the Israelis still detained in the Gaza Strip appealed to Trump to do everything in his power to liberate them. “Trump, write history,” said their big transparent.
Israeli Cabinet is waiting for a meeting
According to the media, the Israeli security cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet again on Sunday. However, the proposal for a ceasefire to which Hamas has already agreed will not be discussed.
“Tonight, Israel’s inhabitants have been given further evidence that Netanyahu’s government favors the endless war over the hostages,” said the forum of the Hostage and Missed Family forums. It also exclaimed another protest for Sunday.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s office reported that they identified the body of the other of the hostages, which the army found this week in the Gaza band, Reuters reported.
On Friday, Israel announced to finding the body of Ilan Weiss and the second hostage, according to the new findings, Idan Štivi. According to the army, he was 28 years old, when the militants killed him at the Nova Music Festival during an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. He was there as a photographer and tried to escape with two friends, but crashed with his vehicle, who found drilled bullets.
Hamas’s gunmen killed 1200 people in an attack on Israel and dragged 251 hostages with them, of which 48 remains 48 in Gaza. Only 20 of them are probably still alive, AFP said.
