{"id":2470023,"date":"2025-08-02T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oct-7-hostage-families-stage-emergency-protest-in-tel-aviv-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:49:45","slug":"oct-7-hostage-families-stage-emergency-protest-in-tel-aviv-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oct-7-hostage-families-stage-emergency-protest-in-tel-aviv-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Oct. 7 hostage families stage emergency protest in Tel Aviv &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foct-7-hostage-families-stage-emergency-protest-in-tel-aviv-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The families of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-leaders-urge-adherence-to-humanitarian-law-amid-israel-hamas-war\/\" title=\"Western leaders call for respect of humanitarian law during ...-... ....\">remaining hostages held<\/a> by Hamas in Gaza since the October 7 attack organized an urgent protest in Tel Aviv after videos showed their weakened loved ones. Approximately 20 of the 50 hostages are believed to still be alive. The families demanded an immediate end to the conflict and a comprehensive deal for their release. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with the families,holding an emotional meeting where he emphasized the U.S. position of negotiating an &#8220;all or nothing&#8221; deal to free all hostages simultaneously and end the war. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, with widespread starvation and disease affecting nearly two million people, while casualty figures from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing conflict remain disputed<\/a> by both sides. The protest highlighted the desperation of the hostage families and called on Israeli and U.S. leaders to take urgent action.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oct. 7 hostage families stage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nevada-dem-chair-offers-moment-of-silence-for-upheaval-in-the-world-fails-to-mention-israel\/\" title=\"Nevada Dem Chair omits ... in moment of silence for global upheaval.\">emergency protest<\/a> in Tel Aviv<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2185224\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The families of the remaining Oct. 7 hostages being held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Gaza<\/a> organized an emergency protest in Tel Aviv after footage was released of their emaciated family members.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released undated videos of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, juxtaposed with videos of emaciated Palestinian children. The families of many of the 50 remaining hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be alive, gathered in Tel Aviv to demand an immediate end to the war and a deal to bring their relatives home. U.S. Special Envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-witkoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Steve Witkoff \">Steve Witkoff <\/a>met with the families.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3489435\/cambodia-nominate-trump-nobel-peace-prize-negotiating-ceasefire\/\">Cambodia to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating ceasefire in region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3488645\/mark-carney-disappointed-canada-tariffs-uscma-exemption-gives-hope\/\">Carney &#8216;disappointed&#8217; by 35% tariffs on Canada but USCMA exemption gives hope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3488533\/yoon-suk-yeol-ousted-president-south-korea-protests-interrogation-laying-flat-refusing-move\/\">Ousted South Korea president protests interrogation by laying flat in his underwear, refusing to move<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House special envoy Steve Witkoff arrives to meet families of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-releases-remaining-missionaries-held-hostage-for-months\/\" title=\"Haitian gang releases remaining missionaries held hostage for months\">hostages held captive<\/a> in the Gaza Strip, at the plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. ( AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Witkoff was given a positive reception, with many of the protesters greeting him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"iw\" dir=\"rtl\">&#1493;&#1497;&#1496;&#1511;&#1493;&#1507; &#1492;&#1490;&#1497;&#1506; &#1500;&#1499;&#1497;&#1499;&#1512;.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveWitkoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SteveWitkoff<\/a>  Help! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LiVkQlvGgD\">pic.twitter.com\/LiVkQlvGgD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#1505;&#1513;&#1497;&#1502;&#1497; &#1514;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1497; &#127895;&#65039;&#9994; (@Guitaryahu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Guitaryahu\/status\/1951563828384219302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Witkoff later held a &ldquo;very emotional meeting&rdquo; for nearly three hours with roughly 40 representatives of the hostage families, a source in attendance told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CNN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Witkoff elaborated on the U.S.&rsquo;s position to strike an &ldquo;all or nothing&rdquo; deal to release all remaining hostages at once and end the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The plan is not to expand the war, but to end it. We think the negotiations should be changed to all or nothing. End the war and bring all 50 hostages home at the same time &ndash; that&rsquo;s the only way,&rdquo; Witkoff said, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.<\/p>\n<p>He told the families that the U.S. will &ldquo;get your children home and hold Hamas responsible for any bad acts on their part&rdquo; and &ldquo;do what&rsquo;s right for the Gazan people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Against the backdrop of horrifying footage and harsh reports about the hostages&rsquo; condition &ndash; hostage families will cry out this morning in the heart of Tel Aviv,&rdquo; a statement from Israel&rsquo;s hostage families said, CNN reported. &ldquo;We appeal to the Israeli government and the US administration &ndash; look our loved ones &ndash; and us &ndash; in the eyes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/IDF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Friday that it will be decided in the coming days whether a deal will be reached.<\/p>\n<p>One of the videos that sparked the protests depicted David, frail and struggling to move, saying he hadn&rsquo;t eaten for several days.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am in a very, very difficult situation, for a long time, for a few months,&rdquo; he said, describing his lack of food and water. &ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t fiction, this is real.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been completely abandoned by you, my prime minister, who is supposed to worry about me and all the prisoners,&rdquo; David said, addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>The video concluded with David digging a grave, which he said was his own.<\/p>\n<p>As negotiations have hit an impasse, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached its worst point yet. Nearly two million Gazans rely on just a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-fired-at-palestinians-who-approached-troops-near-aid-site\/\" title=\"IDF fired at Palestinians who approached troops near aid site\">aid distribution sites<\/a>. The United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2025\/07\/1165517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"warned\">warned<\/a> that &ldquo;widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease&rdquo; have run rampant, though this is disputed by Israel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3488603\/witkoff-huckabee-gaza-aid-sites-hunger-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS WITKOFF AND HUCKABEE VISIT GAZA AID SITES AS HUNGER CRISIS WORSENS\">TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS WITKOFF AND HUCKABEE VISIT GAZA AID SITES AS HUNGER CRISIS WORSENS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casualty counts in the war are controversial. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, which is overseen by Hamas, over 60,000 Palestinians have died and another 148,722 have been wounded since Oct. 7, 2023. These figures are heavily disputed by Israel and its allies, who claim that most of those killed have been Hamas militants. Thousands more have been killed in spillover wars in Lebanon and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,200 Israelis were killed in Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack, which started the war. 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