Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers,

The protesters set up tents in a “liberated zone” on the Redmond campus and toted signs that urged co-workers to “Join the worker intifada: no labor for genocide.”

Israeli police make dozens of arrests, use water cannons on protesters who gathered for the nationwide demonstration.

The Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza said the supply of tents and other shelter equipment to the territory would resume on Sunday ahead of the mass movement of Palestinians to the south.

Life comes before revenge,” Rudy Chen, the father of Itay Chen, an Israeli American soldier who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, told NBC News.

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis took part in a nationwide strike on Sunday in support of families of hostages held in Gaza, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach an agreement with Hamas to end the war and release the remaining captives.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated on August 17, according to local media, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City,

Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.

A protestor wearing a “Plasticine Action” T-shirt was mistakenly arrested during a mass pro-Palestine protest in London's Parliament Square.

Activist and former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil joined hundreds protesting for Gaza in New York City after being detained by ICE for 104 days starting in March.