2023-11-18 20:14:00
They demonstrated there in front of the official residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The march began on Tuesday in the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv, around 70 kilometers away. Many demonstrators held signs with pictures of the abductees.
They demanded an immediate deal from the government to release the hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip for six weeks. “Now, now, now,” they chanted over and over once more. “Humanitarian aid only in return for the release of all hostages,” read one banner.
Image: (APA/AFP/GIL COHEN-MAGEN)
The color yellow symbolizes solidarity with the abducted children, women, men and elderly people. Many Israelis have been wearing yellow ribbons on their wrists for weeks and tying them in highly visible places.
On October 7, terrorists from the Islamist Hamas and other groups kidnapped around 240 hostages into the Gaza Strip in massacres and attacks in the Israeli border area. Four were later released and one was freed. The bodies of two Israeli women were also recovered in Gaza. How many of the others are still alive is unclear.
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