Israeli demonstrators hold the disturbances to require a cease-fire from Gaza and a hostage agreement
The Israelis launched a day of demonstrations on Tuesday, calling for the release of hostages and that the war in Gaza ends, while more Palestinian families have left Gaza City after a night of Israeli bombing on the outskirts.
Israeli demonstrators have blocked roads in Tel Aviv and elsewhere in the country, brandishing photos of hostages still held in Gaza and calling war on war. A rally planned outside the Israel Defense headquarters later on Tuesday is expected to attract thousands of people.
“For 690 days, the government has put a war without a clear objective,” said Einav Zangauker, an Israeli hostage mother Matan Zangauker, in a statement with other hostage families who launched the so-called disturbance day.
“How will the hostages, the living and the dead be returned?” Who will govern Gaza the next day? How to rebuild our country? ” She said.
Meanwhile, residents said the air bombings and Israeli tanks were continuing throughout the night and early Tuesday in the suburbs of the city of East Gaza, Sabra, Shejaia and Tuffah, as well as in the city of Jabalia to the north, destroying roads and houses.
“Earthquakes, we call it, they want to scare people to leave their homes,” said Ismail, 40, resident of Gaza City.
The Israeli army said its forces operated in the region to locate arms and destroy the tunnels used by activists. Despite generalized demonstrations in the country and international conviction, Israel is preparing to launch a new offensive in Gaza City, in what it describes as the last bastion of Hamas.
Israeli strikes at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Monday, including journalists working for Reuters, Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.
At least 34 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the enclave of the day and Tuesday, local health authorities said on Tuesday, including 18 people around Gaza City.
About half of the two million people in the enclave are currently living in Gaza City, with several thousands already moved to the west, sloping in the heart of the city and along the coast.
Others have ventured further south to Central Gaza and the Al-Muwasi coastal area near Khan Younis.
Monday’s attack on the Nasser Hospital of Khan Younis killed the cameraman Hussam Al-Masri, a Reuters entrepreneur, near a live broadcast operated by Reuters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel deeply regretted what he called a “tragic incident”, but the Israeli army has not yet provided details on the incident.
