Captives’ families seek large turnout at tonight’s rally in Tel Aviv
There is a lot of anticipation tonight as the family members of the Israeli captives are calling on the rest of the Israeli public to come out in a big show of support.
This is the first demonstration since the Israeli government ratified the deal within the larger Netanyahu cabinet to accept the ceasefire and move forward with the release of the captives from Gaza.
Now the Israeli media says that the US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is set to give an address at tonight’s rally to discuss the successes of the Trump administration in securing this deal between both parties.
But the family members say that until their loved ones are back, these protests are going to continue.
Trump’s Middle East envoy hails Netanyahu at Tel Aviv rally, drawing boos
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, has been speaking to thousands of people at a rally in Tel Aviv in support of the Israeli captives set to be released from Gaza.
Flanked by Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, Witkoff was met with cheers of “Thank you!” but he was interrupted with boos several times when he mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
“I was in the trenches with the prime minister. Believe me, he was a very important part here,” Witkoff told the crowd.
Relatives of the Israeli captives have accused Netanyahu of blocking efforts to secure the release of their loved-ones and end the Gaza war for his own political gain.
But Witkoff said Netanyahu and his chief negotiator, Ron Dermer, “have both sacrificed so much for this country and devoted their lives to the service of Israel”.
