SHOTLIST:

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AUGUST 17, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI PROTESTERS CHANTING SLOGANS AND HOLDING BANNERS

2. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI PROTESTERS BLOCKING MAIN ROAD / ISRAELI WOMAN SHOUTING SLOGANS THROUGH MEGAPHONE

3. ISRAELI PROTESTER HOLDING SIGNS IN FRONT OF BUS

4. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI PROTESTERS BLOCKING MAIN ROADS WHILE CHANTING SLOGANS AND HOLDING BANNERS TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - AUGUST 17: Israelis blocked a main road in the capital Tel Aviv on Sunday, August 17, to protest for the return of Israelis held in Gaza.

Protesters gathered in the morning on Rokah Street carrying banners and called for a deal to secure the release of Israelis in Gaza. They chanted slogans urging the government to reach a hostage swap deal without delay.

Alongside the road blockade in Tel Aviv, reports said strikes were held at some Israeli institutions.

Israel estimates that around 50 captives remain in Gaza, including 20 believed to be alive. At the same time, more than 10,800 Palestinians are held in Israeli prisons, where rights groups report widespread torture, starvation and medical neglect that has claimed many lives.

The Israeli army, rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, has pursued a brutal war in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, killing 61,900 Palestinians.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.