Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A nationwide strike on Sunday commenced in Israel as several hundred thousand people protested, demanding the government secure the release of 50 hostages still held by the militant group Hamas in Gaza.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum and October Council, which represents family members of hostages or relatives of those killed, organized the strike and demonstrations.
The council wanted nearly one million people to go through Hostages Square in Tel Aviv and others to join in activities at cities throughout the nation.
"Today, we stop everything to remember the supreme value of the sanctity of life," Anat Angrest, mother of hostage Matan Angrest, said at Hostage Squae. "Today, we stop everything to join hands -- right, left, center and everything in between."
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