1,000 protesters march through Jerusalem streets demanding immediate hostage deal

Roughly a thousand protesters calling on the government to ensure the speedy release of the hostages held by Hamas are currently marching through Jerusalem, from the President’s Residence to Paris Square.

Marchers are demanding that the government reach an immediate deal to free the 132 hostages who have been in Hamas captivity for 120 days.

At the front of the march, protesters carry long banners reminding the government and its ministers of their responsibility to the hostages.

Although leaders are avoiding chants that demand the government’s resignation, many individuals are carrying signs supporting its removal.

This march is taking place alongside other mass demonstrations across Israel calling for the hostages’ release, including one in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square.