Hamas terrorists have been holding people kidnapped from Israel in the Gaza Strip for a year. Their relatives are demonstrating for an agreement with the Islamists – and against forgetting.
Shortly before the first anniversary of the Hamas massacre on October 7, thousands demonstrated again in Israel for a deal with Hamas to release the remaining hostages. The rallies were not as large as usual because there are restrictions on gatherings in many places. The background is the security situation in the country.
According to Israeli media, there were around 2,000 demonstrators at the rally in the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv – that’s how many are currently allowed in central Israel. The Home Front Command increased the number of participants in outdoor events in the region by 1,000 people that evening.
There were also protests again in many other places in the country for an agreement that also provides for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
“One year and they are still not here,” read one poster at the rally in Tel Aviv. Relatives of the hostages accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of sabotaging a deal with Hamas and bowing to the demands of his ultra-religious and far-right coalition partners. These are against concessions to the Islamist organization. Netanyahu depends on them for his political survival
Many demonstrators also fear that the fate of the hostages will be forgotten in view of the fighting in Lebanon.
Source: Stern
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