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hundreds of thousands of israelis protest against government after death of israeli hostage

2024-09-02

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after the israeli army found the bodies of six hostages held by hamas, hundreds of thousands of people held protest rallies across israel on the evening of september 1, local time, accusing israeli prime minister netanyahu and his government of not taking enough measures to reach an agreement with hamas to ensure the release of the remaining hostages.

protesters gather in tel aviv, israel, on september 1.

earlier in the day, the israeli military said it had found and brought back the bodies of six hostages, including an american citizen, in an underground tunnel in rafah, southern gaza. the israeli ministry of health said that forensic examinations of the bodies showed that the hostages had been "killed by multiple close-range gunshots by hamas" within 48 to 72 hours before they were found.

the survey results did not divert people's anger towards netanyahu and his right-wing ruling coalition. people expressed strong indignation at the government's failure to reach a "hostages for peace" agreement with hamas supported by the united states, and took to the streets on the evening of the 1st to launch a general strike.

6 hostages killed