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Israeli protesters step up push for Gaza truce deal
Israeli protesters chanting "we will not give up" marched through Tel Aviv on Sunday, the second consecutive day of demonstrations in a stepped-up push for a deal to free hostages in Gaza.
A nationwide "disruption day" began at 6:29 am, corresponding to the start of Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that set off the war.
After nine months of fighting, Israel says 116 captives are still held by militants in Gaza, including 42 the military says are dead.
"Enough is enough," said Orly Nativ, a 57-year-old social worker from Tel Aviv who joined the hundreds of flag-wielding demonstrators.
They stopped traffic at an intersection in Tel Aviv, calling for the government to secure a deal to free the hostages still held by Palestinian militants Hamas.
"The government doesn't care what the people think, and they don't do anything to bring back our sisters and brothers from Gaza and take care of us and take care of what happened after October 7th," Nativ said.
Another demonstrator, Yoni Peleg, called it "a last cry out for help from the entire country to help us end the war, help us get our people."
In Jerusalem, police stepped up security around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence before a planned rally there.
- Water canon -
The night before, thousands of anti-government demonstrators blocked a highway in Tel Aviv. Some clashed with police on horseback before officers deployed water canon to force people from the road.
Protest organisers estimated around 176,000 people had by 9:00 pm filled a Tel Aviv intersection which they call "Democracy Square". That would make it one of the biggest demonstrations since the war began.
Large protests, also demanding elections, have taken place across the Israeli city every Saturday night, with smaller ones thoughout the country to put pressure on Netanyahu's government to bring the hostages home.
The protests come as indirect truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas have regained momentum after months of failed diplomacy.
Netanyahu has consistently opposed any deal that allows Hamas to survive.
But pressure is mounting as families tire of arguing their loved ones' lives are worth more than declaring victory over Hamas.
"For the first time in many months, we feel there is a spark of hope," Sachar Mor, a relative of hostage Ofer Kalderon, said at a separate rally held by the hostage families on Saturday night.
"This is an opportunity that cannot be missed."
The October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures.
Of the 251 hostages seized by militants on that day, Israeli forces have rescued seven of them alive, and 80 Israelis were freed during the war's only truce, which lasted one week in November.
In response to the October 7 attack, Israel's military offensive has killed at least 38,153 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory.
X.Karnes--AMWN