Israelis have marked 500 days of war in Gaza with protests demanding further progress on a ceasefire so all remaining hostages can be returned.
People demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday as less than two weeks remain in the ceasefire's current phase. Talks on the more difficult second phase are yet to start. Over 70 hostages remain in Gaza, around half thought to be dead.
“I want my son. My son is not part of politics,” said Ayelet Samerano, mother of Yonatan Samerano, whose body is in Gaza after he was killed in the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war.
Over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza face their own uncertainty as Israel's government appears to embrace U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate them from the war-ravaged territory. Trump has said they would not return.
People demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday as less than two weeks remain in the ceasefire's current phase. Talks on the more difficult second phase are yet to start. Over 70 hostages remain in Gaza, around half thought to be dead.
“I want my son. My son is not part of politics,” said Ayelet Samerano, mother of Yonatan Samerano, whose body is in Gaza after he was killed in the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war.
Over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza face their own uncertainty as Israel's government appears to embrace U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate them from the war-ravaged territory. Trump has said they would not return.
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