Ahead of main Tel Aviv rally, protesters gather around the country, demanding hostage deal, early elections

23 November 2024, 6:24 pm

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Protesters march on the Drorim bridge near Even Yehuda, calling for early elections and for the government to close a deal to free hostages held in Gaza for over a year, November 23, 2024. (Pro-Democracy Movement/Dalit Elan)

Protesters rally around the country, demanding the government close a deal to secure the release of all of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

Ahead of the main rally in Tel Aviv, at the so-called Hostages Square, protesters are already gathering in towns and cities including Rehovot, Rehovot and the Drorim bridge near Even Yehuda.

Protesters carry Israeli national flags and hold photos of the 97 hostages kidnapped during Hamas’s brutal massacre last year who are believed to be held in Gaza.

At the Hemed interchange near Jerusalem, former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon joins the rally, addressing the demonstration from next to a sign that reads, “Starting over. Elections now!”