Protesters demanding hostage deal, elections stand in silence for Majdal Shams victims --In Jerusalem, demonstrators march in a hush, say government should should similarly wallow in silence for its failures; protest expected at airport when PM returns from U.S. | 28 July 2024 | Thousands of attendees at weekly rallies demanding the release of Gaza hostages and new elections observed a moment of silence Saturday night to honor the victims of Hezbollah's deadly rocket attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan that killed 12 people, most of them kids and teens. Speaking at a protest on Tel Aviv's Kaplan Street, former prime minister Ehud Barak reiterated his call for "widespread civil revolt, nonviolent civil disobedience - including shutting down the country" to bring down the government. On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Force recovered the bodies of five hostages from Gaza. Two of their relatives spoke at the Hostages Square rally on Saturday.