'Free them at any cost’: Protestors block traffic in Tel Aviv

Protestors, showing support for the families of the kidnapped and demanding the government negotiate with Hamas to secure the release of the hostages, blocked traffic on Menachem Begin Street in Tel Aviv.

Later in the evening, they also obstructed the entrance to the Kiriya military base and repeatedly disrupted traffic on Shaul HaMelech Street.

The demonstrators expressed outrage over Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's remarks in an interview with Kan Bet radio.

He stated, "The kidnapped are not the priority," intending to start the interview by expressing solidarity with Gaza Strip fighters and their families.