A mournful tune on an emotional day
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>> across Israel. There were protests. A
call for the government to do everything
it can to bring home the hostages.
A plea for these voices to be heard. A
day when many went on strike as a show
of defiance.
Nadav's father, Tal, was taken hostage
on October the 7th. A beloved dad and
grandfather. He's now dead, but his body
has never been returned. Nadav is sure
that diplomacy, not war, will deliver
his father back to him.
>> My dad is still being held captive,
although he's not alive. Um, my life is
stuck. So in order to
continue living and start the healing
process, we need them home and we need
the war to be over.
>> We meet Saviona. She tells me her banner
is a sign of desperation. She says she
trusts America more than she trusts her
own government. A
>> very long war brings only death and
despair to both people.
>> How would you sum up Benjamin Netanyahu?
I would like him to see to see him in
jail.
>> There is little love here for Israel's
prime minister. Seen by his detractors
as belligerent and inflexible.
>> As evening fell, so the noise increased
as the march arrived in Hostages Square.
This protest is all about making sure
that Israel does not forget these
hostages. A lot of people here say they
love their country, but a theme we've
heard again and again is that they think
that the government is imperiling the
loved ones who are imprisoned in Gaza.
Israel's government says it won't stop
the war unless Hamas agrees to all of
its terms with no deal on offer.
>> Our prime minister has been crystal
clear. No more peace meal um elements to
a potential uh ceasefire humanitarian
pause. Our objective it our objective is
all of the hostages a full deal.
>> So instead the military action
escalates. Gaza city attacked again. A
place almost certain to be occupied by a
huge Israeli force in the coming weeks.
>> It is impossible to escape the shadow of
war. Israel's military has now released
its first report into the attack on NASA
hospital that killed 20, including five
journalists and drew global outrage. It
claims the IDF was trying to destroy a
camera on the fourth floor, an excuse
that won't satisfy many.
Adam Parson, Sky News, Tel Aviv.