Hundreds of thousands of people rallied across cities in Israel for the second day yesterday after Israel's military over the weekend recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas. Demonstrators (see photos) protested in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities alongside a separate hourslong nationwide strike from Israel's labor union Histadrut. Protesters want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a hostage-release deal immediately.
Israeli forces found the six bodies, including that of a 23-year-old Israeli-American citizen, in an underground tunnel in Gaza's southern town of Rafah. The hostages ranged from 23 to 40 years old, with four in their 20s, and were believed to have been shot at close range between 48 and 72 hours before being found, Israel's health ministry said.
The news came less than a week after one hostage was rescued from the underground tunnel network. Roughly 100 hostages remain in Gaza, while at least 40 are believed to have died in the 11-month war. See war updates here.
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