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Tens of Thousands of Israelis Protest for Hostage & Some Hostage Families Statements
From Haaretz breaking news:
With an exceptionally large turnout, Saturday's protests are taking place across Israel's major cities; Protesters are also demanding early elections. At a rally in Jerusalem, the father of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin said: Politicians must remember, we are fighting for real people
The main demonstration, calling for early elections, is taking place in Kaplan Junction in Tel Aviv, and thousands are participating in it. Alongside it, a gathering organized by the Hostages Forum at the so-called Hostage Square at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
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Hostage Families Statement - 'Netanyahu is trying to blow a deal once again'
Several families of hostages, who have announced they will release an emergency statement today at 20:30 Israel time as a response to Israel saying it won't agree to end the war in exchange for a deal that would return all the hostages, have spoken in the Tel Aviv demonstration.
"There is now a deal on the table, that Hamas has signaled it will agree to. But Netanyahu, after Hamas' signals, is once again trying to blow the deal, when he announces twice today while hiding under the guise of a 'top political source,' that Israel won't agree to ending the war. Netanyahu is once again trying to torpedo the only chance we have to save the hostages," said Einav Zangauker, whose son is held at the strip, on behalf of the forum.Danny Elgarat, whose brother Itzhak is held in Gaza, has spoken at the rally on Begin Road in Tel Aviv, and addressed Prime Minister Netanyahu. "Bibi, you can't fool us. You're stalling to please Ben-Gvir and stay in power. You don't care about the 132 hostages," he said.
"Entering Rafah is a death sentence for the hostages ... you can't stay the prime minister with the blood of 132 hostages on your hands," Elgarat added.
Read more from hostage families and full article here:
Haaretz: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-04/ty-article/.premium/israelis-rally-for-hostage-deal-against-netanyahu-govt-amid-reports-of-emerging-truce/0000018f-43f5-d17f-adcf-fbf7bd0f0000]
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