Family members of hostages held in Gaza block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, along with members of the women’s protest group, on the fifth day of an organized “Week of Destruction” aimed at pressuring the government to call early elections and agree to a deal with the Hamas terror group to secure the release of the hostages.
According to the Walla news site, among those blocking traffic on the key artery are Yifat Calderon, whose cousin Ofer Calderon is held hostage, and Shay Moses, nephew of Gadi Moses.
The women’s protest group slams the government for engaging in “petty politics” while 120 hostages are believed to still be in Gaza.
“The most burning issue on the agenda is political deals, exemptions from the draft [for Haredim] and the recruitment of rabbis,” the group says of the government. “Wake up! There are hostages in Gaza who see in the news that the people are fighting for them while the government is abandoning them for petty politics.”
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