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Protesters shut Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway in both directions

17 August 2025, 5:07 pm
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Protesters are again blocking Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway in both directions.

Video from the scene shows demonstrators holding red and white signs across the road calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release the hostages.

The protest is part of a nationwide general strike called by bereaved families and the relatives of hostages.

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