(11 Feb 2025)
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Jerusalem outskirts – 11 February 2025
1. Protesters blocking street and chanting, smoke rising from flares
2. Protester graffitiing a bridge (Hebrew) “First of all hostages”
3. Protesters holding banner reading (Hebrew) “Abandoning the hostages is a war crime”
4. Protesters blocking highway
5. Protesters walking away
6. Various of police on highway
7. Wide of highway
STORYLINE:
Protesters demanding the handover of Israeli hostages briefly blocked a main highway leading to Jerusalem on Tuesday morning.
The group was seen holding a banner reading “abandoning the hostages is a war crime," and spray painting "first of all hostages" on a bridge.
Police were also seen nearby.
It comes as Hamas threatens to delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip, threatening a fragile truce that’s seen as having the potential to wind down the war.
Hamas accused Israel of not holding up its end of the deal by initially delaying the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza over an earlier dispute, carrying out strikes across the territory and hindering the entry of humanitarian aid.
The militant group, which quickly reasserted control over Gaza when the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, said the next hostage release would be delayed “until further notice.”
It has brought new dismay for Israelis who watched the latest Hamas handover of hostages in growing horror over the weekend as the three emaciated men came into sight.
The next handover of hostages had been scheduled for Saturday, and families say time is running out for those still alive.
Israel now awaits what comes from a security Cabinet meeting Tuesday morning, moved up after the Hamas announcement.
AP video shot by Ohad Zwigenberg and Shlomo Mor
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