Grieving Israelis protest and hold vigil after bodies of hostages found in tunnels. The bodies of six Israeli hostages taken from the Supernova festival were found in tunnels in Gaza, sparking outrage and increasing demands for a ceasefire.
Israel faces a national general strike in protest of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who is accused of refusing to properly negotiate for the release of hostages held by Hamas after six were found dead in the terror group's tunnels.
While many in Israel had an appetite to launch an offensive against Gaza in the days after October 7, few seem to have the stomach nearly 11 months on. An Israel protester carries a poster reading in Hebrew 'Netanyahu's Legacy' at a mass demonstration condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the hostages
He chillingly continued: 'We are getting body bags instead of a deal. I have come to the conclusion that only our intervention might move those who need to be moved. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum joined the chorus after earlier calling on Israeli citizens to 'join a massive demonstration, demanding a complete shutdown of the country'.
As a result of the nationwide strike, restaurants, cinemas, and other popular venues will close early. A demonstrator holds up a placard with a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading 'The Michel Platini Sting'He called for people to take to the streets of Tel Aviv from morning until noon.
On Sunday night, Israelis, some of them weeping, gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, shouting 'Murderer!' and demanding the return of all the hostages with the slogan, 'Everyone! Now!' while hostages' relatives in Tel Aviv marched with coffins to symbolise the toll.
'We really think that the government is making these decisions for its own conservation and not for the lives of the hostages, and we need to tell them, 'Stop!''' said Shlomit Hacohen, a Tel Aviv resident. 'Nothing is worse than knowing that they could have been saved,' said Dana Loutaly. 'Sometimes it takes something so awful to shake people up and get them out into the streets.'
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also vowed to 'settle the score' with Hamas after the military discovered the hostages' bodies.Protests have erupted in Tel Aviv following the discovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages in Gaza on Saturday
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