Israeli students marked the start of the new school year with a strike and street protests on Monday, demanding the release of hostages and a peace agreement in Gaza.
Hundreds of pupils blocked an intersection at a thoroughfare in the north of the country, calling for an agreement between Israel and Hamas to facilitate the release of the remaining hostages held in the embattled Palestinian territory, Israeli news site ynet reported.
Some were holding signs saying "No education without the hostages."
A new school year began on Monday for some 2.5 million Israeli pupils following the summer holidays.
The Times of Israel reported that students at dozens of schools refused to attend class in protest at the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza after almost two years.
