Israeli settlers block main roads, demand early elections
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Protesters are demonstrating under the theme “It’s either a deal or burial.”
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Israelis during a rally calling for the captives' release in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 (AP)
Large traffic delays are being caused by protesters in "Israel" blocking highways, demanding the release of the captives and early elections.
Protesters blocked traffic on "Israel's" main coastal route, Route 2, near HaBonim, south of Haifa, in both directions. They also burned a metal cage bearing the words "Help" on the Ayalon Highway in the middle.
Protesters are demonstrating under the theme “It’s either a deal or burial.”
The protesters released a statement saying, "Netanyahu has given up on the hostages. They can be buried in Gaza so long as he keeps his seat."
وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية: متظاهرون يغلقون شوارع في "تل أبيب" للمطالبة بإسقاط حكومة نتنياهو وصفقة تبادل#الميادين pic.twitter.com/o7Kq1i1O4C
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) June 27, 2024
They added that because of Netanyahu's mismanagement, they reached a point where it was no longer feasible to commit to a ceasefire deal with Hamas.
They stressed that any wide-scale war in the North would not only bury the captives in Gaza but would bury the whole occupation.
The families of Israeli captives held Netanyahu fully responsible for the lives of their family members who are held in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Resistance.
A statement released by the group said that captives are dying in the Gaza Strip, as Netanyahu continues to delay their release.
The statement read, "Netanyahu does not want to reach a deal (with the Palestinian Resistance for their release."
The families asserted that no deal with the Resistance in Gaza can be reached "without toppling Netanyahu," adding that "the blood of the captives is on Netanyahu's hands."
The group urged Israelis to protest against the Netanyahu-led Israeli government, as daily protests and demonstrations persist in Israeli-occupied territories.
