Gaza War: Strike in Israel out of solidarity with the Hamas Geiseln

With strikes and protests, numerous Israelis have expressed their solidarity with the hostages, which have been captured by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for almost two years. Demonstrators blocked numerous streets in the country, including a central expressway in the Tel Aviv coastal metropolis. They swocked blue and white Israeli national flags and yellow flags that symbolize solidarity with the hostages.

The demonstrators called for the end of the Gaza War and the immediate release of the Hamas Geiseln. In addition, they called on the Israeli government to reverse its decision, to take the city of Gaza and other areas in the Gaza Strip. According to the police, more than 30 people were arrested. In Jerusalem, water cannons were used against demonstrators.

The organization of the hostage members had called for a nationwide strike for Sunday – the beginning of the Israeli working week. The country will “bring the country to a standstill,” said Einav Zangauker on Saturday evening at a rally – her son Matan is one of 20 living hostages in the Gaza Strip.

The mighty trade union roof association Histadrut did not join the strike, but expressed understanding of the step. Numerous companies and municipalities strike as an expression of solidarity. The two big theater in Tel Aviv also stopped their performances.

Relatives of German Geisel beg for his rescue

The aunt of Alon Ohel, who is also a German citizen, said on the “Square of the hostage” in front of the Tel Aviver Art Museum: “Our Alon is forty meters underground. He is tied up in chains, heavily wounded and probably loses his eyesight. He suffers from serious head injuries and splinters all over the body. immediate danger to life – saves him! ”

Several former Hamas Geiseln who were released during a ceasefire in the spring kept a saying band with the inscription: “Bring them home now!”

At a rally on the square, the sister of an agricultural student from Nepal, who had also been dragged into the Gaza strip on October 7, 2023 on October 7, 2023, also spoke the sister from Nepal. There has been no sign of life from him for two years, she said in tears. Out of a total of 50 deported, only 20 are alive according to Israeli information.

The right -wing extremist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the protest actions in a post on platform X a “bad and harmful campaign that Hamas plays into its hands”.

Preparations for the expansion of the Gaza War

The government is still planning to expand the devastating war in the coming weeks, in which, according to the Ministry of Health, which was previously controlled by the Hamas, around 62,000 Palestinians have been killed. The aim is to take the city of Gaza and other parts of the coastal strip. Israel is already preparing the relocation of civilians. The military authority Cogat announced on platform X that the delivery of tents and equipment for the accommodations will be resumed on Sunday. This is part of the preparation of the evacuation of the population from combat areas.

Indirect negotiations of Israel and Hamas at the end of the war and the release of the hostages had remained unsuccessful. The Israeli President Izchak Herzog visited the place in the Tel Aviver City Center and asked international decision -makers to put pressure on Hamas so that it expires the hostages. “I want to say to the world: Stop hypocrisy!”