Protesters have blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv to demand the return of captives and a ceasefire in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports, citing Israeli Channel 12.

Scenes broadcast by activists and media showed protesters holding a large banner that said: “Occupying Gaza means sacrificing the abductees and soldiers.”

Haaretz reported that activists calling for a captive deal blocked the Ayalon Highway for 15 minutes before police waiting at the scene removed them.

Seven demonstrators and a Haaretz photographer were threatened with fines for traffic violations, the paper said.

Relatives of freed captives also briefly blocked southbound traffic, calling for a deal to release those still held in Gaza and opposing Israel’s planned conquest of Gaza City, Walla reported.

“Their time is running out. A deal is on the table,” and “Enough killing, enough bereavement, hostages above all,” the protesters chanted.