From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Hostage families protest outside IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv as war cabinet convenes
Family members of Gaza hostages stage a protest outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, where the war cabinet is currently meeting and the security cabinet is expected to convene later in the day.
The meetings will reportedly focus on the upcoming IDF operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, as well as the possibility that a deal with Hamas for the release of the 129 hostages from October 7 could still be reached, despite the dead end that the last round of negotiations seemed to arrive at.
Protesters play the footage of Hersh Goldberg-Polin that was published yesterday by Hamas on large screens outside the military base as family members and protesters call for the government to agree to any hostage deal that is offered to them rather than move ahead with the planned military operation.
The sisters of captive 19-year-old Liri Albag address the government from outside the military base, calling for them to “stop dragging your feet, be brave and accept any deal you’re given.”
The street is closed to traffic as protesters stand in the middle, counting to 202 through megaphones to represent each day that has passed since October 7 without the release of the hostages.
המצור על הקריה החל.
משפחות חטופים חוסמות כניסה ויציאה מהקריה בזמן ישיבת קבינט המלחמה.
״אנחנו עומדים פה בשיא החום כשאתם מתכנסים במזגן.
כניסה לרפיח היא גזר דין מוות.
אף אחד לא ייצא מכאן בלי החלטה על עסקה.״(מור קורנגולד שאחיו טל שהם חטוף) pic.twitter.com/QAjBhFx7Is
— Gil Dickmann (@gildickmann) April 25, 2024
