Hundreds of thousands demand in Tel Aviv: Freedom for our hostages!

Hundreds of thousands demand in Tel Aviv: Freedom for our hostages!

On Saturday evening, hundreds of people in Tel Aviv demonstrated for an end to the Gaza War. The protesters, including relatives of hostages, called for the immediate release of the hostages captured by Hamas. Einav Zangauker, the mother of a kidnapped son, questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed her displeasure about how he could live at 58 hostages. Liran Berman, whose twin brothers were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, was also concerned about the decision of the Israeli government to recall the catar's negotiation team. He emphasized that every day without discussions increased the risk of losing the hostages.

nira Scharabi, who is waiting for the body of her man who died in Hamas, appealed to the Israeli government to end the "nightmare" for the bereaved. In the fall of 2023, around 1,200 people were killed in the autumn 2023 and more than 250 people were kidnapped. The majority of the 58 remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, how many reports are obvious, could no longer be alive.

events in the Gaza Strip

The situation in the Gaza Strip remains tense. According to the current information, over 53,800 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023, whereby the information cannot be checked independently due to the difficult location on site. In its statistics, the Gaza health authority does not separate between civilians and Hamas terrorists. In particular, the numbers about the fatalities within the Palestinians are alarming, with 79 deaths on Saturday alone. Felix Klein, Germany's anti -Semitism commissioner, criticized the procedure of Israel and demanded an honest debate about the state rats.

UN General Secretary António Guterres has reported a famine in Gaza and demands efficient distribution of aid deliveries. Although the blockade had previously prevented access to auxiliary goods, the distribution of the now permitted help is only slow.

chronology of hostage and negotiations

The conflict took a dramatic turn on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacks Israel and hundreds of people. As a result, Israeli air strikes led to massive victims on both sides, and the mobilization of reservists was carried out. Israel declared the destruction of Hamas and the liberation of the hostages as his war goals. Since the first demonstrations in December 2023, members of the hostages have been calling for a new agreement to return the prisoners.

Important progress in the negotiations has been achieved over the past few months. At the end of November 2023, Israel agreed with the international mediation of a multi -day ceasefire, which led to the release of 240 Palestinians from Israeli prisons in exchange for 105 hostages. Currently there are still 98 hostages in the Gaza Strip, although it remains unclear how many of them still live.

For further information on the current developments in the Middle East, we refer to Süddeutsche , Tagesschau and Correspondents .