Jerusalem: Public anger has erupted against the government in Tel Aviv over the demand to bring back Israeli people held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. There was a fierce clash between the people protesting in Tel Aviv and the Israeli police demanding the release of Israeli hostages. Meanwhile, a small US military vessel and possibly a bar of dock area washed up on the beach near the Israeli city of Ashdod due to bad weather conditions. Ashdod is not far from the US-built port through which the Israeli army has claimed to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.
Apart from this, Israel is reported to have bombed northern and central Gaza on Saturday. Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Tel Aviv demanding the release of people held hostage by Hamas. Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 last year, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 people hostage. The protesters demanded a deal with the government to bring back dozens of people still held hostage. The protesters also demanded the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and holding elections. Hilit Sagi, a member of the “Women’s Protest for the Return of All Hostages” group, said, “We cannot sit silent after the government has left the hostages to fend for themselves.”
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis due to the Israeli attack and efforts are underway to deliver aid there. Israel said that aid is being delivered to the Palestinian territory through northern Gaza and a US-built pier. It said that a small US military boat and possibly a bar of dock area washed up on a beach near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. The US Central Command said that four of its ships involved in the humanitarian aid mission were affected due to rough seas, two of which were near the pier on the Gaza coast and two others in Israel. According to the Central Command, US officials said that no injuries were reported and the US is working closely with the Israeli military to recover the ships. (AP)
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