In Israel, an estimated 130,000 protesters marched in Tel Aviv Saturday evening, demanding an immediate ceasefire deal in Gaza, a prisoner swap that would see all Israelis held hostage by Hamas released, and the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. This is Snir Daan, whose cousin is being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
Snir Daan: “The one thing standing between us and our loved ones is Netanyahu’s stubborn insistence to not end this war as a part of a deal. The continuation of this war means the murder of the hostages by Israelis’ government. The blood is on your hands.”
Meanwhile, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men held protests over the weekend after Israel’s high court lifted an exemption to mandatory military service for members of conservative religious groups.