TIMES OF ISRAEL reported Tel Aviv’s Ayalon highway shut down as protesters light bonfires in the road; relatives of hostages bewail ‘eternal war-mongers’ for choosing to ‘sacrifice’ their loved ones.

Times of Israel News Report : https://www.timesofisrael.com/masses-rally-across-israel-against-gaza-city-takeover-plan-call-on-soldiers-to-refuse/

"Ten of thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv and cities across Israel on Saturday evening to call for a hostage deal and ceasefire agreement before Israel launches its planned mission to conquer Gaza City, as the families of the captives called for a general strike in opposition to the plan that they warn will mark a death knell for their loved ones," the report said.

"The protests, which were some of the biggest in months, came days after the cabinet decided to seize the densely populated Palestinian city despite the military’s objections that the move would imperil the captives, needlessly endanger troops, and deepen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza," it said.

“A bright red flag is waving over the government’s decision to sacrifice our loved ones,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in a press release before Saturday’s rallies. The Forum urged decision-makers: “Reach a comprehensive hostage deal, stop the war, bring us back our loved ones — their time is up.”