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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Organizers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for hostage deal intensify
By Noam Lehmann, Iddo Schejter, Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff
Groups behind demonstrations estimate 500,000 at main protest, 250,000 at other rallies around country; police scuffle with activists blocking roads, arrest five
Israelis demonstrate around 27 coffins symbolizing hostages killed in Gaza, as they protest for the release of Israelis held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2024. (Jamal Awad / Flash90)
‘Government of blood’: Protesters stage mock funeral for slain hostages, demand deal
By Noam Lehmann
Israelis call for a ceasefire-hostage deal to secure the release of those held captive by the Hamas terror group in Gaza; Tel Aviv, September 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 8, 2024, 3:39 am
Organizers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for hostage deal intensify
Groups behind demonstrations estimate 500,000 at main protest, 250,000 at other rallies around country; police scuffle with activists blocking roads, arrest five
By Noam Lehmann, Iddo Schejter, Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff
Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, calls for a hostage-ceasefire deal and the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside other families of hostages in Tel Aviv on September 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 7, 2024, 5:16 pm
‘Stop the world!’: Mass rallies demand Gaza deal as fears grow for hostages’ lives
Protests marking 11 months since Oct. 7 cap off week of demonstrations after IDF recovered 6 hostages murdered by Hamas captors; army reportedly had clear signs of life from all 6
By ToI Staff
Israelis demonstrate around 27 coffins symbolizing hostages killed in Gaza, as they protest for the release of Israelis held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 5, 2024. (Jamal Awad / Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 9:27 am
‘Government of blood’: Protesters stage mock funeral for slain hostages, demand deal
Thousands march to IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, carrying 27 coffins to represent captives killed by Hamas, on fifth straight night of protests after six hostages were murdered in Gaza
By Noam Lehmann
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks to Fox and Friends, September 5, 2024. (Fox screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 5, 2024, 10:12 pm
Netanyahu erroneously refers to ‘November 7 massacre’ in interview
Hostage families issue statement reminding PM catastrophic Hamas attack took place on October 7; Lapid snipes slavishly pro-Netanyahu right-wing journalist would back PM’s version
By Michael Horovitz
People attend a rally demanding a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2024. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
September 5, 2024, 1:45 pm
Cops clash with Tel Aviv protesters on 4th night of rallies demanding hostage deal
Demonstrations held outside homes of 8 government ministers as pressure grows to ink an agreement; ToI reporter among those shoved and hit by police at Tel Aviv demonstration
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Screen capture from an undated Hamas propoganda video featuring hostage Carmel Gat who was later slain by terrorists in the Gaza Strip and her body returned to Israel. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 5, 2024, 9:30 am
Family of slain hostage Carmel Gat releases part of Hamas propaganda video
Terror group also publishes video of Alex Lobanov; Gat’s family says ‘horrific’ clip ‘stands as yet another testament to Hamas’s ruthless cruelty,’ calls to save remaining hostages
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pictured at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem before giving a press conference on September 4, 2024. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
September 4, 2024, 9:29 pm
Accusing Netanyahu of faking support, hostage families demand he remove solidarity pin
Forum says yellow ribbon indicates an ‘uncompromising moral commitment’ to captives, which PM has not displayed; at Peres memorial ceremony, former hostage says premier has to go
By ToI Staff
Protesters light bonfires on the street during a rally calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 3, 2024, 11:23 pm
‘Mr. Abandonment’: Hostage families rage against PM at Tel Aviv protest
Thousands gather up and down the country for the third consecutive day of demonstrations; at least two arrested in Tel Aviv as bonfires lit in the middle of the road
By ToI Staff and Noam Lehmann
Large crowds of Israelis call for a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2024. (Ohad Avrahami/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
September 2, 2024, 2:50 am
Masses protest across Israel in flood of grief, anger after Hamas executes 6 hostages
Almost 300,000 rally in Tel Aviv in largest protest since Oct. 7, later clashing with police, blocking highway for hours; demand PM reach hostage deal; 200,000 more rally nationwide
By Noam Lehmann, Gianluca Pacchiani, ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a video statement after the bodies of six hostages were recovered from Gaza, September 1, 2024. (screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 1, 2024, 2:43 pm
Castigated after hostages killed, Netanyahu blames Hamas for failure to reach deal
Families Forum says deaths ‘direct result’ of PM ‘torpedoing’ agreement; Lapid slams ‘cabinet of death,’ urges general strike; far-right claims Gallant, opposition embolden Hamas
By Sam Sokol
This combination of six undated photos shows hostages, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi; from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat. (The Hostages Families Forum via AP)
September 1, 2024, 9:01 am
Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah – IDF
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lobanov, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi discovered in Gaza tunnel; families forum urges protests; autopsy finds all 6 had gunshot wounds
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Family members and supporters stand next to pictures of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, during a protest outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Jerusalem, August 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 )
September 1, 2024, 5:00 am
IDF finds bodies in Gaza that may be of hostages; identification process underway
Army calls on public not to spread rumors, as Biden reacts and urges patience until process is complete; hostage families encourage major protests, saying ‘country will tremble’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Protesters call for a hostage deal and demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government in Tel Aviv, on August 31, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 1, 2024, 3:04 am
Hostage families vow to bring country to a halt after several bodies found in Gaza
Forum urges major disruptions Sunday to protest government ‘abandonment,’ after thousands rally for ceasefire deal; sister of hostage injured by mounted police in Tel Aviv clashes
By Jessica Steinberg, Michael Bachner, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Hostage families and their supporters standing next to pictures of Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip, during a protest urging a deal to secure their release, outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, August 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 31, 2024, 2:05 pm
Protesters to rally for deal as PM said to prioritize Philadelphi route over hostages
Saturday night Tel Aviv demonstration to highlight hundreds of kids starting school with loved ones still held in Gaza; regulator blocks ad alluding to sexual abuse of hostages
By ToI Staff
Participants in the August 28, 2024, hostage families convoy from Tel Aviv to Kibbutz Be'eri. (Courtesy Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
August 28, 2024, 3:22 pm
Hostage families lead vehicle convoy to Gaza border in call for deal to free loved ones
Speakers urge government not to give up on deal over Philadelphi Corridor disagreements; say they plan to call out to captives through loudspeakers along the Gaza border Thursday
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
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