Sometimes, a single sentence captures everything. That was the case on Wednesday evening, when hundreds of Israelis gathered for a spontaneous demonstration in Tel Aviv to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to expand the war in Gaza. The proposed offensive would send the military into areas of the enclave where Israeli hostages are still being held by Hamas.

TEL AVIV: As it grinds on well into its twenty-second month, Israel’s war in Gaza has set friends and families against one another and sharpened existing political and cultural…

Netanyahu has urged for the full defeat of Hamas in Gaza to free hostages, amid global calls for ceasefire and humanitarian aid.