Intense strikes on the south of the Gaza Strip after the death of eight Israeli soldiers in the explosion of a troop transport vehicle in Rafah on Saturday June 15. It is the deadliest incident for the Israeli army since the start of the year. Very strong mobilization on Saturday evening in the Israeli streets to demand the return of the hostages, but also to protest against inequality in military service.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul
After the death of eight soldiers, Benyamin Netanyahu proclaims once again: there is no other solution than complete victory.
In Tel Aviv, in front of tens of thousands of demonstrators, Israeli opposition leader Yaïr Lapid responds to him and recalls the Prime Minister’s smile when a few days ago the law on exemption from military service for the ultra-Orthodox was extended by the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
“ When soldiers fall Gaza, he passed a law that differentiated between the blood of Israelis. A law that further divides the people and further destroys the Israeli army and society. “, declares Yaïr Lapid.
“ We absolutely must end the war immediately »
HAS Jerusalem and in other cities across the country, thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets, always chanting the same slogans: release for all the hostages and elections now.
Yoav Peck is originally from New York. It has been just 50 years since he Israel. “ We absolutely must end the war immediately », advocates Yoav Peck. “ This is not how I want to leave this country to my grandchildren. We are led by a Prime Minister who wants to continue the war to stay in office. And this is obvious to the whole world. »
The different groups of the protest movement have decided to increase demonstrations and roadblocks throughout the week.