'Deals return hostages, war kills them': Israelis to protest for Gaza deal, against gov't

The demonstrations are taking place amid Israel's intensifying offensive in the Gaza Strip. A hostage's father said he prays his son can survive the 'Israeli bombings' and implored U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to issue an ultimatum to Netanyahu and Hamas to end the war

Protests calling for the immediate release of the hostages and the dismantling of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government are being held across Israel on Saturday night, as 55 hostages remain in the hands of Hamas and other Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.

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'Deals return hostages, war kills them': Israelis to protest for Gaza deal, against gov't

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