‘Strike because the families asked’: Opposition MKs call on Israeli public to join hostage protests

President Isaac Herzog spoke at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where he said, “There is not a single Israeli who does not want the hostages home.”

Israelis block road 1 near Latrun, while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 17, 2025. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 17, 2025 09:02Updated: AUGUST 17, 2025 10:12RECOMMENDED STORIESMurdered Hamas hostage Itzik Elgarat tortured to death, autopsy revealsAUGUST 14, 2025IAF’s most advanced transport helicopter enters production, Lockheed-Martin announcesAUGUST 14, 2025Fall of the Roman Empire: Inside Abramovich’s enforced sale of Chelsea FCAUGUST 16, 2025Israeli soccer fans cause outrage in Poland with ‘murderers’ bannerAUGUST 15, 2025