As mass protests erupted in Israel after the deaths of six hostages –found dead this week in a Gaza tunnel — Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed defiantly, “No one is more committed to freeing the hostages than me… No one will preach to me on this issue.”
Thousands of demonstrators protested outside Netanyahu’s private home in central Jerusalem, chanting:
“Deal. Now,” “You are the leader, you are guilty,” and “Shame,” while carrying coffins draped in the Israeli flag.
When President Biden was asked if Netanyahu was doing enough, Biden responded bluntly, “No,” adding the U.S. would continue to “push as hard as we can” for a deal.
