The Take: What’s Driving the Massive Protests in Israel?

Following the Israeli military's recovery of six captives' bodies, widespread protests erupted throughout Israel.

Aerial photo of protesters rallying in support of captives from the October 7 attack, amid the ongoing Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 1, 2024 [Oren Alon/Reuters].

A general strike and large-scale protests erupted in Tel Aviv after Israeli forces discovered the bodies of six captives in a Gaza tunnel. Demonstrators are pressuring Prime Minister Netanyahu to negotiate for the return of the remaining captives. What do these protests reveal about the increasing calls for a ceasefire agreement in Israel?

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**In this episode:**

- Oren Ziv (@OrenZiv_), Israeli Journalist, +972 Magazine

**Episode Credits:**

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Khaled Soltan, and Ashish Malhotra, with Duha Mosaad, Shraddha Joshi, Hagir Saleh, Phillip Lanos, Hisham Abu Salah, Tamara Khandaker, and host Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.