STORY: Israeli police clashed with demonstrators in Tel Aviv on Thursday (August 7) during a protest calling for the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and an end to the war.

Footage showed police using water cannons to disperse crowds as protesters chanted slogans, lit flares, and held up banners bearing images of those still held hostage. The protest is part of ongoing public pressure on the Israeli government to secure the return of hostages and seek a resolution to the conflict.

The Gaza war began when Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. Israel's offensive has since killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.

According to Israeli officials, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, of whom Israeli officials believe 20 are alive.

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VIDEO SHOWS: DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING TO DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES AND AN END TO THE WAR IN GAZA / WATER BEING SPRAYED / POLICE AND PROTESTERS SCUFFLING

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SHOWS: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AUGUST 7, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. POLICE VEHICLE FIRING WATER FROM A CANNON AT A GROUP OF PROTESTERS DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS AND AN END TO THE WAR

2. PROTESTERS HUGGING

3. PROTESTERS CHANTING SLOGANS AND WAVING FLAGS

4. POLICE DETAINING WOMAN

5. VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICER SCUFFLING WITH PROTESTERS

6. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WITH LIT FLARES CHANTING SLOGANS AND HOLDING BANNERS WITH THE IMAGES OF HOSTAGES