Israeli protesters chanting “we will not give up” marched through Tel Aviv on Sunday, the second consecutive day of demonstrations in a stepped-up push for a deal to free hostages in Gaza.
A nationwide “disruption day” began at 6:29 am, corresponding to the start of Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel that set off the war.
After nine months of fighting, Israel says 116 captives are still held by militants in Gaza, including 42 the military says are dead.
“Enough is enough,” said Orly Nativ, a 57-year-old social worker from Tel Aviv who joined the hundreds of flag-wielding demonstrators.
They stopped traffic at an intersection in Tel Aviv, calling for the government to secure a deal to free the hostages still held by Palestinian militants Hamas.
“The government doesn’t care what the people think, and they don’t do anything to bring back our sisters and brothers from Gaza and …