Demonstrators call for deal to bring hostages home as well as elections and PM’s resignation as Israeli troops advance on Rafah
Thousands of Israelis joined protests over the weekend calling for a deal to bring home hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas, early elections and the immediate resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister.
The large protests come amid renewed fighting in Gaza, where Israeli troops have advanced for the first time towards the centre of Rafah, the territory’s southernmost city, and also launched operations in several northern areas which have previously seen fierce clashes.
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