from the NYT
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night in one of the largest demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government since October, when the Hamas-led attack on Israel ignited a war.
Tel Aviv has been the scene of weekly demonstrations calling on the government to strike a cease-fire deal to free the hostages who have been held in Gaza since October. Those protests have been growing in size as the war has dragged on and anger at Mr. Netanyahu’s government has mounted.
On Saturday night, the sounds of whistles, horns and drums filled the
air along with chants from the crowds, video from The Associated Press
showed. Protesters waved flags and carried pictures of the Israeli
hostages with signs reading “Hostage deal now.” Other banners made clear
the anger directed at Mr. Netanyahu over the plight of the hostages —
with one reading “Replace him, save them.”...
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