Drone aerials show huge Tel Aviv protest after deaths of Israeli hostages in Gaza 

(1 Sep 2024)
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Tel Aviv, Israel - 1 September 2024
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1. Various drone aerials showing tens of thousands joining protest in Tel Aviv after bodies of six more Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of Israelis packed the streets of Tel Aviv in an outpouring of grief and anger after the bodies of six more hostages were found in the Gaza Strip.
The protesters were making one of the strongest calls yet for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal to bring the remaining captives home.
Aerial drone footage showed the huge crowd trailing through the city's streets.
Many protesters many blame Netanyahu for failing to reach a cease-fire during nearly 11 months of war. Negotiations have dragged on for months.
Israel’s army has acknowledged the difficulty of rescuing dozens of remaining hostages and said a deal is the only way to bring a large-scale return.
One of the latest hostages confirmed dead was Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, a native of Berkeley, California, who lost part of his left arm to a grenade in Oct.7 attack.
In April, a Hamas-issued video showed him alive, sparking new protests in Israel.
The army identified the others as Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40.
Israel’s largest trade union has called a general strike for Monday to further pressure the government.
The strike is expected to disrupt major sectors of the economy including banking, health care and the country’s main airport.
This would be the first general strike since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
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