Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 13, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Protesters calling for the completion of the hostage deal block Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway
Protesters calling for the full implementation of a hostage deal block Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway on February 13, 2925 (Zohar Bar-Yehuda via pro-democracy protest groups)
Protesters calling for the completion of the full hostage release-ceasefire deal are currently blocking the southbound Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.
Standing in the middle of the major traffic artery through the coastal city, the families and a women’s group hold up large images of the hostages who were taken captive by invading terrorists during the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught, nearly 500 days ago.
They also hold before-and-after images of the most recently released hostages to show the urgency. The three hostages freed by Hamas on Saturday, Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami, returned to Israel severely malnourished and frail.
