Hundreds of protesters gather outside the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv calling for action to secure the release of the hostages held captive in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attacks on southern Israel. Flag-waving demonstrators in the country's commercial hub held signs with slogans such as "deal now", "stop the war" and "we won't abandon them" and beat drums and chanted "why are they still in Gaza?". "There have been countless opportunities to end this crisis and each one was torpedoed by the government," says demonstrator Zahiro Shahar Mor, whose uncle Avraham Munder was killed in captivity in Gaza, and who is fighting for the release of others' loved ones. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES