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

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.

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

גבעת שמואל, הפגנת משפחות החטופים מול הרמת כוסית של המנותקים המפקירים מהליכוד pic.twitter.com/VpSQABOLpp

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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.