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Grief-stricken protesters bring Israel to a standstill

Around 300,000 protest in Tel Aviv and 200,000 nationwide amid outpouring of anger and sadness over murder of hostages

September 2, 2024 09:14
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 1: Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on September 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. After the bodies of six Israeli kidnap victims were recovered from tunnels beneath Gaza overnight, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for public protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. They are demanding that Netanyahu justify the delay in signing the ceasefire deal due to the addition of new conditions. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

ByJoshua Marks

1 min read

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Sunday night to call for a ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to the Israel police.

An estimated 300,000 demonstrators initially gathered at the Kaplan junction for a legal protest.

After the official demo ended, however, hundreds blocked traffic on the Ayalon Highway, the city’s major thoroughfare. They lit bonfires and launched fireworks at the police. 

Protesters took to the streets after the announcement on Sunday morning that Israeli forces had recovered the bodies of six hostages from a Hamas tunnel in Rafah in southern Gaza overnight Saturday.

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