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Police arrest 5 for blocking Tel Aviv highway during protest urging release of hostages
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Families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest calling for the captives' release, October 12, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Police say they arrested five demonstrators for blocking Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
A statement from the force says the road has been reopened after officers cleared the demonstrators.
Among those who took part in the protest were Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan was taken captive during the October 7 terror onslaught last year.
“I’m sorry that a year has passed and we still haven’t succeeded in causing the government to bring a [hostage] deal,” she said in remarks addressed to her son while protesting outside the Kirya military base earlier this evening.
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