A protester holds a sign during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the offensive and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Nir Elias
A protester holds a sign during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the offensive and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Nir Elias

 A drone view of protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, in Yakum near Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Yair Palti
A drone view of protesters blocking a main road during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, in Yakum near Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Yair Palti

 Protesters sit in a cage as they block a main road during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the offensive and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, near Habonim, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Rami Shlush
Protesters sit in a cage as they block a main road during a demonstration demanding the immediate end of the offensive and the release of all hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack, near Habonim, Israel on Aug 26, 2025. — Reuters/Rami Shlush

 Israelis protest during a demonstration organised by the families of hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the offensive against Hamas, near Kibbutz Amiad in northern Israel, on Aug 26, 2025. — AFP
Israelis protest during a demonstration organised by the families of hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the offensive against Hamas, near Kibbutz Amiad in northern Israel, on Aug 26, 2025. — AFP

 An Israeli police officer tries to move protesters from the middle of the road during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the offensive against Hamas in Tel Aviv on Aug 26, 2025. — Jack Guez / AFP
An Israeli police officer tries to move protesters from the middle of the road during a demonstration organised by the families of the Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, calling for action to secure their release and a ceasefire in the offensive against Hamas in Tel Aviv on Aug 26, 2025. — Jack Guez / AFP

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