Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered tonight in Tel Aviv to ask their government an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza, which will guarantee the release of hostages, at one of the most massive solidarity rallies held in Israel.

“Bring them all!” , “Stop the war!” He shouted at the huge crowd gathered in a flagship square of Tel-Aviv, where families have been meeting for almost two years to demand the release of their people held by Hamas in Gaza.

The forum of hostage families, which organized this day of mobilization, calculated the number of protesters in nearly 500,000.

“We demand a comprehensive and implementable agreement, as well as the end of the war. We demand what we are right, our children, “said Einav Zangaucker, mother of Homer Matan, addressing Plithios.

“The Israeli government has never proposed a true initiative in favor of a comprehensive agreement and the end of the war. They turned the fairest war into a useless war, “he complained.

The protesters kept hostage photos, Israeli flags and yellow flags, a symbol of hostages. “Peace Now”, “Bring him back home”, wrote the placards under the photos of the 49 hostages still held in Gaza, 27 of whom are considered dead by the army.

Road blockades, flaming tires and some clashes with police marked this day. The call for a nationwide strike of solidarity, however, did not find a great response and the activity remained relatively smooth in Tel Aviv, as in Jerusalem, the French agency found.

In a move of powerful symbolism, a huge Israeli flag with photos of the abductors unfolded this morning in this “hostage square”.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasizes her determination to continue her attack on the Gaza Strip to end with Hamas and to control her entirely this besieged and state -owned Palestinian territory. At least 60 Palestinians have lost their lives there today, according to the Local Political Defense Agency.

“Those who today seek to end the war without Hamas ‘defeat (…) reinforce Hamas’ position and remove the liberation of our hostages (…),” Netanyahu complained during a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

“What is most weakening Hamas is to see that we are united, that there is solidarity between us,” opposition leader Yair Lapid reacted.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Armed Forces Eyal Zamir met today with military officials and then announced that the army would “focus” its operations in the city of Gaza, with the proclamated aim of defeating Hamas and to defeat Hamas.

The announcement of this plan has triggered reactions from hostage families in recent days, which feared that the business could bring about the deaths of their people and called for today’s demonstrations.

“We have to stop this endless and frightening fall in the abyss. This has to stop, “said Nira Sarabi, wife of Yosi Sarabi, whose corpse is still in Hamas’ hands in Gaza.

“It’s the last minutes to save our hostages who have been in Hamas for almost 700 days. There is no other alternative: a single agreement on the return of all hostages in return for the end of the Gaza war, “said Odeir Peno, a professor of Arabic language, who was present at the demonstration.

The Israeli media broadcast a new Homer video tonight given by his family. In this short video, Matan Zangaucker, very slim, addresses his relatives to tell them that he is missing. His family explained that this video was shot by Hamas, but was found by the army.

“We make every effort to bring them back (…) There may be disagreements, but the truth is that all the people of Israel want our brothers and sisters to return home,” Israeli President Isaac Hertzog said this morning, “

Many Israelis, however, expressed their skepticism about the goals of this mobilization. “Of course it’s time to end the war, everyone is tired (…). This has to end, but how it will end is not up to us, it’s in Hamas’s hand. What do all these demonstrations serve? I do not understand, “Patrick Menas, an investor of real estate, commented at the French Agency.