A protester lifts a portrait of Tal Shoham, one of the Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since the October attacks, during a rally calling for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv on July 7, 2024. Photo: AFP
Israeli protesters chanting "we will not give up" marched in their thousands through Tel Aviv on Sunday, the second consecutive day of stepped-up pressure for a deal to free hostages in Gaza. The demonstrators want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a truce and hostage-release deal or else step down.The nationwide "disruption day" began at...