Demonstrators join families of hostages in cities across country and vow to persist until he is ousted as PM
Tens of thousands of people across Israel joined families of hostages this weekend to protest against the government and call for the removal ofThe protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Caesarea and other cities on Saturday – and at a further demonstration outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday – demanded the release of those still held captive inafter close to six months, and labelled Netanyahu an “obstacle to the deal”, vowing to persist until he leaves power.
At a press conference on Sunday evening, shortly after it was announced that he was to be sedated for surgery on a hernia discovered during a routine examination, Netanyahu said Israel would press ahead with an offensive against Rafah, where half of Gaza’s population is estimated to be sheltering, and he said a combination of military pressure and flexibility in talks would bring about the release of hostages.
The war was triggered in October when Hamas killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in an attack in southern Israel. The militant Islamist organisation also abducted about 250 people. Israel believes about 130 of these remain in Gaza, including 34 who are presumed dead.Thousands of people gathered in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday to protest against the government and call for Netanyahu’s removal as prime minister.
“You need to trust the people of Israel. This government will go, but the people of Israel are sane, a good people and we will win this.” Einav Zangauker, the mother of Matan Zangauker, who is still held in Gaza, said Netanyahu’s handling of the hostages situation had been “incomprehensible and criminal”.
In a separate protest, scores of demonstrators associated with the Brothers in Arms movement, formed of reservists, rallied in Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighbourhood on Sunday, demanding the conscription of ultra-Orthodox, also known as Haredi, men into the IDF.
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