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Hostage families protest outside Likud New Year toast; counter-protesters throw eggs at them

26 September 2024, 8:03 pm 1 Edit

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protest outside a Likud party toast ahead of the Jewish New Year in a call for the government to secure a deal to free their loved ones, with some posting videos on social media of being barred from the event by MKs.

Other videos posted to X show supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pulling up outside the demonstration to curse at the protesters, while others throw eggs at the hostage families.

Protesters can also be seen scuffling with police outside the Likud headquarters in Givat Shmuel.

It is believed that 97 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 33 confirmed dead by the IDF.

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