‘No more excuses’: Hostage families, anti-government protesters urge public to join weekly rally in Tel Aviv

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and anti-government activists call on the public to join their weekly rally calling for a hostage-ceasefire deal.

“No more excuses!” writes the “Kulanu Hatufim” (“We are all hostages”) group in a post on X.

“Over the past year, [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu has torpedoed a deal dozens of times to extend his rule. Too many hostages have died, while others are currently enduring severe torture and their lives are in grave danger.”

“Now that [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar has been eliminated there are no more excuses – it’s time for a deal!”

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ועכשיו: עסקה!

נגמרו התירוצים!
במשך יותר משנה טירפד נתניהו עשרות פעמים עסקה למען הארכת שלטונו. חטופים רבים מדי מתו, חטופות וחטופים אחרים עוברים ברגעים אלה עינויים קשים ויותר מתמיד ונמצאים בסכנת חיים מוחשית.

עכשיו… pic.twitter.com/Wq5crox62c

— כולנו חטופים (@Kulanu_Hatufim) October 19, 2024

The rally is set to begin at 7 p.m. tonight at Tel Aviv’s Begin Street, while smaller protests are also planned around the country.

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum will also hold its weekly rally nearby at Hostages Square. Most weeks, the rallies merge later in the evening.

This week marks the resumption of the central rally in Tel Aviv, which was put on hold in late September due to the IDF Home Command’s restrictions following the escalation in Lebanon.