World Courant
JERUSALEM
Households of Israeli hostages held by Hamas blocked a important freeway in Tel Aviv on Thursday to demand a prisoner swap with the Palestinian group.
Protesters blocked Ayalon Freeway, the primary artery of the Tel Aviv space, to pile strain on the federal government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to conform to a take care of Hamas to free hostages in its captivity, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.
Israel estimates that round 120 Israelis are held by Hamas within the Gaza Strip following its cross-border assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
Oblique talks between Israel and Hamas mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt have to this point did not agree on a everlasting cease-fire to permit a prisoner swap between the 2 sides.
The Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of pursuing insurance policies that serve his private pursuits and failing to realize his declared targets of destroying Hamas and releasing the hostages.
Flouting a UN Safety Council decision demanding a direct cease-fire, Israel has confronted worldwide condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7, 2023 assault by Hamas.
Practically 37,400 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them girls and kids, and greater than 85,500 others injured, in accordance with native well being authorities.
Over eight months into the Israeli conflict, huge tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water and medication.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, whose newest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to instantly halt its operation in Rafah, the place over 1,000,000 Palestinians had sought refuge from the conflict earlier than it was invaded on Could 6.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
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