Hundreds of thousands of Israelis are marching, disrupting traffic and rallying in Hostage Square once again as part of a mass mobilization calling for the immediate release of the 50 remaining hostages held by Hamas and, either implicitly or explicitly, an end to the Gaza war. The snarled streets resound with what has become a familiar refrain – the protesters' impassioned cry of "achshav!" (now), in a call and response chant. Megaphone-wielding leaders call for the release of "everyone" and the crowd roars back "now!"
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