Israeli Protesters Demand Return of Hamas Hostages

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Protesters in Tel Aviv have demanded the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and an end to fighting in Gaza. That's as the Gaza Strip faces mass starvation, and after Hamas released a video showing two emaciated Israeli hostages.

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00:00Israeli protesters are calling for the return of all hostages being held in Gaza

00:05after Hamas released footage of two of them looking emaciated and thin.

00:11Watching helplessly as my younger brother, Evyatar David,

00:15and his fellow hostage, Guy Gilbar Dalal, sleep away.

00:19They are on the absolute brink of death.

00:23In their current unimaginable condition, they may have only days left to live.

00:34Hamas is using Evyatar in one of the most horrific and calculated campaigns of cruelty imaginable.

00:43Food is scarce throughout Gaza, with Israel only allowing limited airdrops of aid.

00:49The UN said at the end of July that a third of people there have been going days on end without food,

00:55and reports accuse Israel of killing people seeking aid.

00:59In Israel, the footage of starving Israeli hostages has led to different reactions.

01:04Protesters want the fighting to stop, while the finance minister says military operations need to be stepped up to destroy Hamas.

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