Mourners gathered at funerals and memorial services for six Israeli hostages killed on Saturday in Gaza. Massive protests and strikes have ensued as a result with the protestors demanding a ceasefire in order to facilitate the return of the remaining hostages.
Thousands of Israelis protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for not signing the ceasefire agreement with Gaza in Tel Aviv This comes amid continued military operations in the occupied West Bank and a United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.
“Hersh grew up here. The last night that we celebrated with him was the holiday of Simchat Torah, the evening before he went to the Nova Festival. And he was dancing on this floor right here the night before he left. And that’s the last that all of the congregation saw him. And we decided today that we need a space to pray and to sing and to write things down and to light a candle, to bring some flowers.
As news of the hostage killings spread, protesters blocked Tel Aviv's main highway on Sunday night as tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure a ceasefire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.At the funeral of Almog Sarusi, one of the six hostages killed, his mother, Nira, spoke.
"These are times of urgency and we have gotten the support of the Union of Israel, the workers, to go on strike tomorrow as an indication of the urgency of now. And we urge also our international community partners and friends from the US, Germany and others, we have no time and if it means that the international community needs to come up with a proposal and enforce it on all the parties, Hamas and Israel, so be it.”.
"Carmel, Hersh and others, were supposed to be released in the humanitarian bit of the deal of July 2nd. We know today that the decision not to take the deal killed Carmel. ... Today, I urge my government and all the states of the world to make a deal, make it possible, make it happen. It's too late for us. It's too late for Carmel. I will never hug her again.
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