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SvennoJ on 13 July 2024
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Israeli protesters calling for captive deal condemn deadly Gaza air raid

Israeli demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem to call for a ceasefire and a captive-prisoner exchange deal have condemned the deadly attacks on Gaza earlier that day. An Israeli air raid killed at least 71 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza in an attack that Israel claims targeted Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif.

Israeli demonstrators said the air attack was “an unfortunate event” and urged for a ceasefire to stop the hostilities “for the sake of human life” on both sides of the border.

One protester told Reuters, “I don’t have a military perspective on how important or essential was the air strike now, I’m sure it’s not particularly good for the negotiations. But the most important thing is, we need to know that our government is acting for the sake of freedom and human life of our hostages, of innocence on both sides of the borders.”

Another said that the deadly air raid “does not change the fact that there is a deal on the table and the deal must be signed as soon as possible. I think maybe this timing was unfortunate. And of course, we regret the loss of all lives. We wish this spiral of violence would cease, and we call for a ceasefire and immediate ceasefire and signing the deal right now. And stop this hostility from both sides.”


Families of captives and their supporters who have been marching from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for days demand the release of the captives held in Gaza, July 13

 

Opposition leader Lapid joins Israeli protesters calling for captive deal

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid marched with Israeli protesters calling for a deal with Hamas to bring back captives held in Gaza.

“We marched to Jerusalem today to make it clear that the captive deal must not be eliminated … We need a hostage deal now,” Lapid said in a post on X.

Translation: We marched to Jerusalem today to make it clear that the captive deal must not be eliminated. The deal should be done now, for Einav’s child and for all the children of the people who are with us. We need a hostage deal now.