‘President Trump, get them all home’: Protesters in Tel Aviv urge government to approve hostage deal

Protesters gather at the Begin Gate of the Kirya military headquarters, in Tel Aviv, to urge the government to approve a hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas, January 16, 2025. (Pro-Democracy Movement/Yael Gadot)
Protesters gather at the Begin Gate of the Kirya military headquarters, in Tel Aviv, to urge the government to approve a hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas, January 16, 2025. (Pro-Democracy Movement/Yael Gadot)

Amid reports that the government is delaying the implementation of a hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas by one day, protesters gather at the Begin Gate of the Kirya, Israel’s military headquarters, in Tel Aviv to call for the release of all of the abductees held by terror groups in Gaza.

The protesters hold a banner that reads, “President Trump, get them all home,” ahead of the US president-elect’s inauguration next week.

Two Arab officials told The Times of Israel earlier this week that incoming Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff did more to sway Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a single sit-down last weekend than outgoing US President Joe Biden did all year.

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