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Sunday, July 7, 2024
Activists dangle cage with hostage’s mother inside at Tel Aviv protest calling for hostage release deal
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Thousands of people gather at Begin Junction in Tel Aviv in support of calls to reach a deal to release the 120 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
At the center of the junction, Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, enters a cage, wearing clothing with simulated bloodstains, and holding his photo.
The cage with Zangauker inside is hoisted high above the crowds.
The gathered protesters shout, “Now! Now!” and “We shall not abandon them.”
עינב צנגאוקר, אמו של החטוף מתן, נכנסה לכלוב שהתרומם מעל כביש בגין: "מדינת ישראל שבויה בשבי נתניהו בזמן ש-120 חטופים וחטופות שבויים בשבי חמאס. יש עסקה על השולחן שיכולה להציל את החטופים מהגיהנום, שיכולה להציל חיים, שיכולה להציל את כולנו"@AnnaPines_ @NOFARMOS pic.twitter.com/353Pzuukts
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Slogans attached to the cage declare, “A deal will save the nation,” and “Netanyahu, it’s in your hands.”
Earlier, a female activist was in the cage, simulating a female hostage.
Major marches are planned for tonight in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as part of the protesters’ national “day of disruption,” marking nine months since the Hamas assault and the start of the war.
The Times of Israel Community.