Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated Saturday (Dec 14) for a deal to launch the remaining hostages nonetheless held in Gaza after greater than 14 months of conflict in opposition to Hamas within the Palestinian territory.
“All of us can agree that we now have failed till now and that we are able to attain an settlement now,” Lior Ashkenazi, a distinguished Israeli actor, advised a crowd gathered within the industrial hub of Tel Aviv.
Itzik Horn, whose sons Eitan and Iair are nonetheless being held captive in Gaza, stated: “Finish the conflict, the time has arrived for motion and the time has arrived to deliver everybody dwelling.”
There was guarded optimism in current days {that a} ceasefire and hostage launch deal for Gaza may lastly be inside attain after months of abortive mediation efforts.
Palestinian militants kidnapped 251 hostages throughout Hamas’s October 2023 assault, 96 of whom stay in Gaza, together with 34 the Israeli navy says are lifeless.
Qatar, a key mediator within the negotiations, stated final week there was new “momentum” for talks.
