Protesters demand return of hostages, chant against government as weekly rallies begin

8 March 2025, 5:57 pm

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Protesters demand the return of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, with a sign quoting a biblical passage, "And they wept until they had no more strength to weep," in Rehovot, March 8, 2025. (Pro-Democracy Movement/Roby Yahav)

Protesters begin to rally in cities and junctions across the country as weekly hostage demonstrations and anti-government protests get underway.

In Rehovot, protesters chant for a one-phase deal to bring back all the hostages held by terror groups in Gaza in one go.

At the HaOgen Junction near Netanya, protesters form a human chain, holding up pictures of each hostage still held in Gaza with the inscription, “Don’t leave me behind.”