{"id":33438,"date":"2024-07-14T01:46:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T05:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/thousands-of-israelis-take-to-streets-demanding-a-hostage-deal\/14\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T01:46:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T05:46:33","slug":"thousands-of-israelis-take-to-streets-demanding-a-hostage-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/thousands-of-israelis-take-to-streets-demanding-a-hostage-deal\/14\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Israelis take to streets demanding a hostage deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday, demanding an agreement that would allow around 120 hostages still held by Hamas to come back to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the rallies accused Prime Minister <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Benjamin_Netanyahu\" data-ylk=\"cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Benjamin%20Netanyahu\" data-i13n=\"cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;cid:Benjamin_Netanyahu;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a><\/span><\/span> of sabotaging the indirect talks with the Islamists to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Netanyahu is killing the hostages,&#8221; read a huge banner carried by demonstrators in Tel Aviv. One of the speakers, a former hostage, said, &#8220;I may seem OK on the outside, but the pain weighs on me more than anyone can imagine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was one of the lucky ones who had been held captive in a house and not in a tunnel. &#8220;So if I suffered brutal conditions and abuse, what about the other 120 hostages?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thousands demonstrated in Jerusalem outside Netanyahu&#8217;s residence and in the seaside resort of Caesarea outside one of Netanyahu&#8217;s villas, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller rallies were held in Haifa, Beersheba and Herzliya.<\/p>\n<p>Several hundred relatives and supporters had marched on foot from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem over the past four days.<\/p>\n<p>The Gaza war was triggered by the unprecedented terrorist massacre of more than 1,200 people in Israel, killed by militants from Hamas and other groups on October 7. Up to 250 were kidnapped to Gaza, and some 120 may be still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Israel responded with massive airstrikes and a ground offensive. In view of the high number of civilian casualties and the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, Israel has come under international criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations to release the hostages have stalled for months as Qatar, Egypt and the US act as mediators to try and bring about a ceasefire in Gaza and an exchange of the remaining hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 529px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lpjXnsRYctwxTjlHO2aD9w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDU4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/212f8e141dbc7f91044e9712c65e2dee\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Family, friends and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas take part in a protest as they complete the final leg of a four day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages. Ilia yefimovich\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.8bMpk2tzx8VDs.F5NNg0g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/212f8e141dbc7f91044e9712c65e2dee\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Family, friends and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas take part in a protest as they complete the final leg of a four day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages. Ilia yefimovich\/dpa<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 529px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YyM3J2FyKMVaFvtpidmazQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDU4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/0c59e98d7e3ef9da75fab19138611c02\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Police officers arrest a protester as family, friends and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas take part in a protest to complete the final leg of a four day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages. Ilia yefimovich\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/reDLz0dWkz48DdNlk1Q_1A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/0c59e98d7e3ef9da75fab19138611c02\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police officers arrest a protester as family, friends and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas take part in a protest to complete the final leg of a four day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages. Ilia yefimovich\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/reDLz0dWkz48DdNlk1Q_1A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/0c59e98d7e3ef9da75fab19138611c02\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Police officers arrest a protester as family, friends and supporters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas take part in a protest to complete the final leg of a four day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages. 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