Critics have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prolonging the war for political gain
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Relatives and demonstrators accused the government of not doing enough to bring them back alive, and called for an immediate ceasefire to rescue the dozens still captive. A handful of protesters clashed with police while some burned tyres on a blocked highway where they defied water cannon. Israeli health ministry spokesperson Shira Solomon said the hostages were “murdered by Hamas terrorists with several close-range gunshots”, about 48 to 72 hours before their autopsies.
Civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP that Sunday’s strike on the Safad School killed 11 people.Nearly 11 months of war have flattened much of Gaza and destroyed its water, sanitation and medical facilities, contributing to the spread of preventable diseases. “For this to work, parties to the conflict must respect the temporary area pauses,” he posted on social media.
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