Israeli protesters have taken to the streets in large numbers across the country, demanding the release of captives held in Gaza and an immediate end to Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged enclave.

Demonstrators blocked major roads on Tuesday in Tel Aviv and other cities, holding pictures of captives taken during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in southern Israel, and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Hundreds gathered outside Israel’s Ministry of Defence headquarters in central Tel Aviv in what was billed as a “Day of Disruption”, organised by families of the captives, who have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of abandoning their relatives.

“For 690 days, the government has been waging a war without a clear objective,” said Einav Zangauker, whose

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