Families of Israeli captives block major highway in Tel Aviv to demand deal with Palestinians – Middle East Monitor

 Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv on Sunday, demanding the government immediately strike a swap deal with Palestinians to secure their release, Anadolu reports.

According to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth daily, demonstrators shut down the Ayalon Highway, one of the city’s main arteries, until Israeli police arrived and forcibly dispersed them.

Mass protests have gained momentum since Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities to pile pressure on…