Police push back some protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel demanding new elections and Gaza hostages deal

Описание: (29 Jun 2024)
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Tel Aviv, Israel - 29 June 2024
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STORYLINE:
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday protesting against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding new elections and a deal to release the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

The protesters lit fires and flares as police tried to control the demonstration.

They carried pictures of the hostages and banners reading “Save us from Netanyahu.”

Israelis frustrated with Prime Minister and the way he has handled the war are also concerned with the growing tensions in the north of the country where the exchange of fire between the army and Hezbollah has increased bringing a risk of a war in another front in the country.

The country has grown increasingly divided as the war in Gaza has dragged on and cease-fire efforts have faltered, with tens of thousands of people joining months of anti-government protests across the country.

Israel launched the war in Gaza after Hamas Oct 7 attack, in which militants stormed into southern Israel, killed some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducted about 250.

Since then, Israeli ground offensives and bombardments have killed more than 37,600 people in Gaza, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians in its count.

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