Demonstrators in Jerusalem were pressuring the government to agree to a ceasefire in order to release the numerous captives that Hamas was holding in Gaza.
Additionally, they insisted that the administration call an early election, which is set for the spring of 2026.
Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to destroy Hamas and send all the hostages back home, but many of their families feel that there is not much time left.
“We think this government is too busy putting obstacles in the way of the hostage negotiations, so we don’t think any hostages will return,” Boaz Atzili said. Aviv Atlizi, his cousin, and his wife, Liat, were kidnapped.
