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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Hostage families demonstrate with chains around them outside cabinet meeting
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Anat Angrest, whose son Matan Angrest is held hostage in Gaza, speaks at a protest demanding a comprehensive deal to release captives, in Jerusalem, August 7, 2025. (Courtesy)
Relatives of hostages held in Gaza appear outside the security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem with chains around them to protest their loved ones’ ongoing captivity.
Einav and Natalie Zangauker, whose son and brother Matan Zangauker is held hostage; Matan’s girlfriend and released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, Enat Angrest, whose son Matan Angrest is held, are among the demonstrators.
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