The families of the remaining Oct. 7 hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza organized an emergency protest in Tel Aviv after footage was released of their emaciated family members.
On Saturday, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released undated videos of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, juxtaposed with videos of emaciated Palestinian children. The families of many of the 50 remaining hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be alive, gathered in Tel Aviv to demand an immediate end to the war and a deal to bring their relatives home. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with the families.
Witkoff was given a positive reception, with many of the protesters greeting him.
Witkoff later held a "very emotional meeting" for nearly three hours with roughly 40 representatives of the hos