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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Families of Israeli hostages protest Gaza plan outside Netanyahu’s office

  • Families of Israeli hostages protested outside Benjamin Netanyahu's office against his plans to occupy Gaza.
  • Demonstrators were seen in chains and holding posters of their missing loved ones, with one protester dressed as Netanyahu holding a ripped Israeli flag and a baby doll.
  • Anat Angrest, the mother of a hostage, stated that the government had abandoned her son by failing to propose a comprehensive deal to bring all 50 hostages home.
  • The protest occurred as the Israeli Security Cabinet approved a plan to expand military control in Gaza on Friday, 8 August 2025.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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