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This government is tearing us apart, it is dismantling us, it is an illegitimate government and we are taking to the streets."
In a post on X on his way to the demonstration, Lapid said
This prime minister needs to go home, he has failed and by staying in power, he is hurting the country and its citizens,
Ben-Reuven, a retired army general, told AFPThe protest is to stop this government from taking Israel on this awful path, to losing our democracy,
said Eyal Ben-Reuven, 70, a former parliament member and vocal Netanyahu criticWe've all been taken hostage by the government of blood,
some chanted
You're the head, you're to blame for this catastrophe
Others called for the long-serving Netanyahu to stand down, yelling ... a reference to the failure to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel, which led to full-blownThey still want to change the judiciary because they want to do whatever they like without any limits,
Raffi Lipkin, 76, from Tel Aviv said of Netanyahu's governmentWe are all hostages."
Among the banners held by protesters in Jerusalem were many calling on the government to end the war and return the hostages, with some readingThis is my country, and at this rate we won't have a country left -- not a democratic one. It will be a dictatorship,
she saidMilitary pressure is essential for the release of additional hostages."
The Israel
Today I felt that Gaza is a real hell,
said Jihan Nahhal, a 43-year-old woman from Gaza City,Hamas bears total responsibility... for the resumption of hostilities."
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The images of burning tents in refugee camps are shocking. Fleeing children and internally displaced persons must never be used as leverage in negotiations,
said Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena BaerbockThere were no forces around that building, no aerial attacks on that area,
he said
The fight that Israel needs to be waging is the one to bring back the hostages,
Bohbot said
I am asking, what mandate does the prime minister have to risk my child, to sacrifice his life?”
Angrest continuedFrom now on, negotiations will take place only under fire,
said Netanyahu in a televised statement TuesdayI told myself there was no way I wouldn’t make it out alive. But then, in a single moment, we started hearing the explosions again, ... We cannot leave them behind.”
she wrote in a post on XThe Israeli military presence in the area is equivalent to a ground invasion. That’s made clear by the [Israeli military] statement. It’s going to be a part of a starting point, or a launching point, for the occupying forces to implement military operations in the area,
Mahmoud said
Israel will act with an intensity that you have not seen,
he saidWe want him to know that the most important issue is to get the hostages back,
said 67-year-old Nehama Krysler