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Protesters block Tel Aviv highway, call for release of all hostages after Hamas threatens delay

10 February 2025, 10:43 pm 11 Edit
Demonstrators protest in Tel Aviv, for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, on February 10, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
Demonstrators protest in Tel Aviv, for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, on February 10, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Protesters calling for the completion of the full hostage release-ceasefire deal are currently blocking the southbound Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, after Hamas declared earlier today that they would delay the next hostage-prisoner swap due to “Israeli violations” of the agreement.

The protesters are reportedly urging that the timeline of the agreement be shortened to speed up the return of all Israeli hostages, as the last three to be released were returned to Israel in poor medical condition.

The protesters, who are also marching atop the Begin Street bridge, chant, “We will not abandon them!”

Among the protesters are Democrats MKs Gilad Kariv and Naama Lazimi.

In a post on X, Kariv says they are marching alongside the “families of the hostages and with thousands of Israelis who are no longer willing to accept the arrogance, lies, and intrigues of [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu, who continues to abandon our brothers and sisters.”

According to Israel Hayom, police attempted to forcefully remove Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker and a prominent anti-government activst, from the protest.

“Leave her alone,” protesters around her can be heard yelling at police officers.

https://twitter.com/IsraelHayomHeb/status/1889049448594199029

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