Some 60,000 people have demonstrated in Tel Aviv following the broadcast of videos of hostages in Gaza
They have called for a ceasefire agreement that will bring prisoners from Gaza back to Israel, in a massive protest with more people than usual, following the release of videos of them showing the hostages starving and demanding an agreement from the authorities.
Some 60,000 protesters have gathered this Saturday in the Tel AvivHostages Square todemand aceasefire agreement to bring the prisoners of Gazaback to Israel . The protest has been more massive than usual, especially afterthe broadcast of videos of two Israelis abducted by Hamas militias showing extreme thinness.
"The humanitarian aid coming to Gaza, aimed at alleviating the suffering, must also reach Evyatar, Guy and all the other hostages. We cannot allow Hamas to manage life and death with this uncontrolled brutality," saidEvyatar David , brother of the kidnapped.
"We implore theGovernmentof Israel, the citizens, all the nations of the world, and in particular President Trump , that you have the power. You must use your power, all the means at your disposal, to save Evyatar, Guy and the rest of the hostages, "he said in reference to the captive Guy Gilboa Dalal .
Ofir Braslavski, the father of the hostage Rom Braslavski , has also addressed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu : "Enough! The prospect of phased agreements has failed. He is a leader and a leader must make decisions."
Hamasand Islamic Jihad in Palestine Evyatar David (24 years old) and Rom Braslavski (21) have recently released videos in which both appear visibly hungry. The hostages show extreme thinness and demand an agreementto return home, as well as allowing Israel to enter food into Gaza.
Hamas routinely publishes videos of hostages as a tool to put pressure on Israel at critical moments in the negotiations on the ceasefire in Gaza, which are currently stalled and in which the US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is in the country to deal with the situation.
The images were released at atime when Gaza is experiencing a serious humanitarian crisis as a result of Israel's famine , which has long blocked food access to Gaza.