A scattered group of runners hustled along the sparkling blue water of the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv’s Jaffa Port early Saturday morning.
They gathered not to run for themselves, but for the more than 240 hostages still held by Hamas. Each of the runners wore Israeli flags or a race bib that said “Bring them home” and bore the images and names of individuals taken by Hamas.
That same evening, people gathered in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv for demonstrations in support of the hostages. Other protests were held criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for a perceived failure of properly preparing for, and reacting to, the attack by Hamas.
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