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Israeli protesters call for ceasefire, pressure on Netanyahu

2024-09-01 21:50:09Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Israeli protesters call for ceasefire, pressure on Netanyahu
Protestues izraelitë

Israelis took to the streets of the country saturday night to express their sorrow and anger after finding the bodies of six hostages in Gaza. They chanted "Now now" as they urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal so that the remaining hostages in Gaza could return to their homes alive.

The protests are marking one of the strongest calls yet for the Israeli prime minister, to sign a ceasefire. Israel's largest trade union, Hisdraut, called a general strike on Monday, further increasing pressure on the government. The strike is expected to affect key sectors of the economy, including banks, hospitals and the country's main airport. It would be the first all-out strike since the Hamas attack on October 7.

Saturday's protests were expected to take part in tens of thousands of Israelis.

Many blame Netanyahu for failing to reach a ceasefire after nearly 11 months of fighting.
Negotiations for such a deal have dragged on for months. The Israeli military acknowledged difficulties in rescuing the remaining hostages and said the deal was the only way to bring back the hostages.

"I'm crying that I'm sorry as a man," said a protester identified as Amos, who was among thousands of protesters who had gathered outside Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem.

The military said six hostages were killed shortly before Israeli forces arrived.

The horses were Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino.

Polio vaccination campaign

Palestinian health authorities and the United Nations have launched a wide-ranging polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip.

The U.N.-led campaign in coordination with Gaza health officials aims to vaccinate some 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas agreed to short breaks in fighting to allow the vaccination campaign.

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed last month that a child less than 1 year old had been partially paralyzed by the polio virus, the first such case in the territory after 25 years.

The vaccination campaign faces numerous challenges, from the fact that fighting continues, to the devastated roads and to hospitals that have been closed as a result of the conflict.

About 90 percent of Gaza's population has been displaced and hundreds of thousands of people have been herded into tents.

Last month Israel allowed access to the territory of 1.3 million doses of the polio vaccine, which are being stored in Deri al-Balahj. A 400,000-dose amount is expected to be sent to Gaza soon. /VOA


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