Thousands take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand deal to release hostages

Описание: (10 Nov 2024)
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Tel Aviv, Israel - 9 November 2024
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1. Top shot of relatives of hostages and protesters standing next to a sign painted on the street reading (Hebrew) "400 (days) disgrace (Israeli Prime Minster, Benjamin) Netanyahu"
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Yehuda Cohen, father of soldier kidnapped on October 7th:
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“I really don’t know if it (the decision of Qatar to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel) is good or bad. I hope that the fact that they are pushing Hamas leaders out of Qatar will push Hamas to go for a deal. Of course they need some way to push Netanyahu to go for a deal.”
3. Various of protest
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Irit Pasternak, protester:
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“I was really disappointed (with the dismissal of Yoav Gallant as Israel's Defence Minister) as Gallant was the one that wanted a deal for bringing the hostages home. As about Trump (Donald Trump, U.S. president-elect) I really, really hope that Trump will do anything he can to bring the people home, our people home. And this will be really good also for Gaza because then maybe someone can do something good for these people that are suffering because their leaders didn't care about them.”
5. Various of people protesting
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eial Tiskim, protester:
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“Well, we have to heard the voice of the people. I’m here today because the situation is terrible. It has been 400 days and the hostages are still in Gaza. There is a war without a direction. It’s so sad."
7. Various of protest
STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters took the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand a deal to release the remaining hostages being held in Gaza.

Thirteen months after the attack by Hamas militants which killed 1,200 people, triggered the war and saw 250 people taken to Gaza, relatives of the hostages and others blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for not doing enough to reach a deal to bring their loved ones home.

Saturday also saw Qatar suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza.

“I really don’t know if it is good or bad," said protester Yehuda Cohen as he spoke about Qatar's decision.

"I hope that the fact that they are pushing Hamas to get out of Qatar will push Hamas to go for a deal. Of course they need some way to push Netanyahu to go for a deal," he added.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by Qatar must leave, or where it would go.

A senior Hamas official said they were aware of Qatar’s decision to suspend mediation efforts, “but no one told us to leave.”

Hamas has good relations with Iran and Turkey, and some of its leaders are now in Lebanon.

However, Qatar is highly likely to return to mediation efforts if both sides show “serious political willingness” to reach a deal, according to an official with Egypt, the other key mediator.

The Israeli military response Hamas' October 7 attack has killed more than 43,500 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s health ministry that does not differentiate between militants and civilians.

Half of those killed were women and children.

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