Thousands of protesters are gathered throughout the country to demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and for the return of the remains of the final hostage, police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili.
In Tel Aviv’s Habima Square, the banners, posters and flags held by the hundreds-strong crowd appear focused on a variety of issues, ranging from the government’s attempts to weaken the High Court of Justice to the plight of missing Ethiopian Israeli child Haymanut Kasau.
Similar anti-government protests are taking place in Jerusalem, Kfar Saba, and elsewhere.
Meanwhile, in Gvili’s hometown of Meitar, a crowd gathers to hear from former hostages and their relatives as the Gvili family keeps up its efforts to secure the return of his body from Gaza, more than three months after the start of a ceasefire.
Speakers at the rally include former hostage Eitan Horn, and Dani Miran, the father of released hostage Omri Miran.
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