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Saturday, April 26, 2025
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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Tel Aviv activists commemorate Gaza children killed since Israel renewed hostilities
Anti-government protesters march with a sign reading, "There is no independence without the gatekeepers," in Tel Aviv, April 26, 2025. (Gilad Furst/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
About 200 left-wing activists stand in silence on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street, holding up pictures of children killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel renewed hostilities there on March 18.
On the ground are Neshama candles, long-burning candles traditionally lit by Jews to commemorate the dead.
The signs show each slain child’s name, date, place, and circumstances of death.
The children “were and are no longer,” and were caught up in the fighting against their will, the signs read.
The somber scene is upended as anti-government protesters march through, shouting slogans and beating drums, from a demonstration on Habima Square to another one with hostages’ families on Begin Road. The left-wing activists stay put.
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