Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, April 20, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Protests held by government opponents, hostage families converge in Tel Aviv
Demonstrators calling for the release of hostages on Begin Street in Tel Aviv, April 20, 2024. (Iddo Schejter/Times of Israel)
The anti-government protest at Democracy Square ends, and demonstrators join the protest led by the families of hostages held by Hamas calling for their release.
Relatives of hostages speak one after the other, criticizing the government for not having released the hostages already.
Meanwhile, the crowd repeats chants calling for the release of hostages such as “All of them! Now!” and “He who abandoned them, must bring them back!” an insinuation against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
After reading off the names of all the hostages who remain in Hamas captivity, demonstrators continue to march through the streets.
