Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Saturday, May 18, 2024
Protesters in Rehovot call for government to quit, hostage deal
Protesters call for the government to quit, and an immediate deal to release hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Rehovot, May 18, 2024. (Pro-Democracy Protest Movement/Meir Conforti)
Protesters gather outside the Weizman Institute in Rehovot, calling for the government to resign and an immediate deal for the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
The families of hostages held in Gaza will gather for the main demonstration in Tel Aviv later at night, with a high-profile lineup of international speakers and musicians to demand the release of the 125 hostages still held by Hamas since October 7, who hold citizenship from 24 countries.
