Demonstrations calling for an end to the war in Gaza and demanding a hostage release deal were held across Israel on Saturday evening.
Hundreds attended a demonstration in Haifa at the Horev Junction. At the protest, IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Noam Tibon said, "We have three missions - a hostage deal and an end to the war in Gaza, the establishment of a state investigation committee into October 7, and stopping the despicable law of draft evasion.
"This is a government that abandons the hostages to their deaths, abandons the reservists and soldiers alone on the front lines, and abandons the security of the country in favor of political gains."
At a demonstration at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Dr. Mazen Abu Siam, Rahat City Council member and friend of the late Yosef AlZayadni, will start the speeches at the rally, followed by Shira Albag, mother of hostage Liri Albag, Jack Lew, the outgoing US Ambassador, accompanied by German Ambassador Steffen Seibert and British Ambassador Simon Walters, Nira Sarusi, mother of the late Almog Sarusi, Yael Adar, mother of the late Tamir Adar, and Nissan Kalderon, the brother of Ofer Kalderon.
Hamas released likely video of hostage earlier
Earlier, Hamas released what is likely a hostage video preview on its Telegram channel titled "Soon, Time Is Running Out" as hostage families prepare for the rally.
In the preview, Sharon Alony Cunio introduces herself while facing a camera. Sharon was a hostage who was released in the November 2023 hostage deal with her two children. Her husband, David Cunio, remains captive in Gaza.
In a second preview, text appears in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, stating that after Sharon left, "David has either been killed, injured, or is in good health." The video then states on a new slide, "Netanyahu has not decided yet."