The simultaneous protests in Gaza and Jerusalem are a beautiful reminder that people are not their governments. These are humans that want and deserve the same thing: peace.
Hundreds gathered in Gaza on Tuesday chanting “Hamas out” and “Hamas terrorists.”
“Hamas is demanding our people to remain steadfast. But how can we remain steadfast when we’re dying and bleeding,” one protester is reported to have said.
In Jerusalem, thousands are still rallying outside the residents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding a hostage deal. The sister of freed hostage Yarden Bibas, whose wife and two young sons were murdered in captivity, spoke out saying to the Israeli government: “Don’t offer condolences, bring forth a deal.” She said that “military pressure kills the hostages, military pressure raises the casualties.”
According to the Times of Israel, police “forcibly removed several protesters from outside the Knesset, and images and footage showed police officers dragging demonstrators one by one.”
