Israel. Thousands of people protested against the government's escalation in the Gaza Strip announced by the government

On Saturday in Tel Aviv there was a protest against the new Israeli army offensive in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of demonstrators called on the government until the end of the war and the immediate release of Israeli prisoners kept in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

According to the Israeli Gazeta Haaretz, the protest took place in front of the Israeli army.

During the Saturday demonstration in Tel Aviv, the father of Israeli kidnapped on October 7, 2023 after Hamas's terrorist attack IsraelIlan Dalal, expressed concern about the fate of hostages. He warned that hostages “could be killed as a result of the bombing of the Israeli army.” “Terrorists can kill them if they hear the approaching Israeli army,” he warned.

Turning to the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu, Dalal said that it was time to make – as he said – “Bold and necessary decision” to end the war and bring all the hostages home.

Protests in Israel

Israel is planning a great offensive

The Israeli army, in accordance with the government's decision a week ago, should occupy the Gaza Strip and keep it under constant control, as well as lead to mass resettlement of Palestinians and “destruction of Hamas”. According to the media, the offensive may start after the president's visit scheduled for May 13-16 USA Donald Trump in the Middle East.

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu He informed on Wednesday that, according to the information of the authorities, 21 hostages remaining in Palestinian captivity certainly lives. He added that there are doubts about the fate of three more. – Israel will not leave any of the hostages kidnapped – assured Prime Minister Netanyahu in a recording published on social media.

“By pressing the continuation of the war in Gaza, the government exposes the lives of hostages”

The organization of hostage family and killed by Hamas decided that the decision on the new offensive indicates that for the government it is more important to gain full control over the Gaza Strip than the fate of hostages. This is contrary to the will of the majority of the nation – the organization emphasized. In a previously issued statement, she warned that “by pressing the continuation of the war in Gaza, the government exposes the lives of hostages.”

The new edition of the war in the Gaza Strip lasts from October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 251 hostages. According to the Gaza Zone controlled by Hamas, over 52,000 died as a result of the retaliation of the Israeli army. Palestinians, in most women and children.