Israeli protesters urge Netanyahu to 'stop deceiving' Trump

TEL AVIV: Israeli protesters unveiled a large banner at the hostages square, Saturday (September 13), urging Netanyahu to 'stop deceiving' President Trump.

Earlier on Saturday hostage families gathered in Tel Aviv, blaming Netanyahu for derailing ceasefire negotiations and hindering a hostage deal. Israel's attack in Qatar on Tuesday, where Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas, risked derailing U.S.-backed efforts to broker a truce in Gaza and end the nearly two-year-old conflict.

The attack was widely condemned in the Middle East and beyond as an act that could escalate tensions in a region already on edge.

Israel's assault on Gaza since October 2023 has killed over 64,000 people, according to Palestinian health officials, while internally displacing almost all Gaza's population, and set off a starvation crisis. Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.

Israel has rejected that determination. It launched its offensive in Gaza after an October 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies, of which 20 are believed to be alive.