lease Of Hostages March: Thousands of protesters have reached Jerusalem from Tel Aviv to put pressure on the Israeli government, demanding the immediate release of hostages amid the Israel-Hamas war. These protesters have been marching on foot for five days to reach Netanyahu’s office. 20,000 protesters participated in this demonstration, including the families of 240 hostages. These people say that the government is ignoring their pleas to bring the hostages back home.
‘The whole of Israel is with you, I am with you’
The highways from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem were filled with people for a long time, with protesters holding posters that read, ‘Bring them home now.’ Amidst the people’s demonstrations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to meet the families of the hostages. At a press conference, Netanyahu said, “We are with you, I am with you. The whole of Israel walks with you.”
“We’re hoping they’ll meet us, we’re hoping they’ll tell us how they’re going to free the hostages,” protesters told Reuters news agency. Inbar, the girlfriend of a young man named Alan, has been taken hostage by Hamas. “We can’t wait any longer, so we are demanding they do it now, we will have to pay any cost to get the hostages back,” he said.
How many hostages are alive?
After the attack on Israel on October 7, Hamas has taken many people hostage, although Hamas has not yet disclosed the number of hostages. The Israeli government describes the people missing from Israel as hostages of Hamas. Last week, Hamas had claimed that about 60 people had gone missing from its occupation. Apart from this, Hamas has released four hostages so far. Israel claims that Hamas has 239 hostages.