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Israel-Gaza updates: Protest erupts in Tel Aviv over cease-fire, hostage deal

PHOTO: Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, attend a demonstration by the families of the hostages near Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel by the border with Gaza, Aug. 29, 2024.
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Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin among 6 hostages found dead in Gaza
By Bill Hutchinson, Meredith Deliso, David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, Kevin Shalvey
Last Updated: September 2, 2024, 12:09 AM

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions continues in the Middle East, even with Hamas rejecting the latest iteration over the weekend.

The United States and its allies continue to plead for a cease-fire deal.

Latest headlines:

  • Protest erupts in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demand cease-fire deal
  • 6 killed in IDF strike on Gaza school, says Gaza Civil Defense
  • Blinken speaks with parents of Goldberg-Polin
  • Israeli hostages killed by 'short-range shots': Israeli Ministry of Health
  • Israel's largest labor union set to strike Monday to demand cease-fire
Here's how the news is developing.

Sep 02, 2024 12:09 AM

Harris calls parents of slain Oct. 7 hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American-Israeli hostage who was found dead in Gaza on Saturday along with five other Oct. 7 hostages, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The vice president and her husband called parents Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin on Sunday to "express our condolences following the brutal murder of their son by Hamas terrorists," Harris said in a statement on X.

"My heart breaks for their pain and anguish," Harris continued.

"I told them: As they mourn this terrible loss, they are not alone. Our nation mourns with them," Harris said.


Sep 01, 2024 8:59 PM

Protest erupts in Tel Aviv as demonstrators demand cease-fire deal

Protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv Sunday night, demanding a cease-fire agreement and the release of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas terrorists.

PHOTO: People take part in a protest calling for a deal for immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sep. 1, 2024.
Ariel Schalit/AP
People take part in a protest calling for a deal for immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sep. 1, 2024.
Ariel Schalit/AP

The demonstration came a day after Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in tunnels under the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

PHOTO: Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on Sep. 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amir Levy/Getty Images
Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on Sep. 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Amir Levy/Getty Images

Protesters were seen waving Israeli flags as they demanded a cease-fire agreement, chanting "Deal. Now."

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule


Sep 01, 2024 7:24 PM

6 killed in IDF strike on Gaza school, says Gaza Civil Defense

At least six people were killed on Sunday when Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a school in Gaza City, according to Gaza Civil Defense.

The IDF said in a statement that the strike was aimed at Hamas terrorists they allege were operating a command-and-control center inside the Safad school to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against the IDF and Israel.

"Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence," the IDF said in a statement.

The Gaza Civil Defense confirmed the Safad school was hit in the IDF strike, but said the school houses displaced people from the Al-Zeitoun area east of Gaza City.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaulé



Sep 01, 2024 6:38 PM

Blinken speaks with parents of Goldberg-Polin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Sunday with the parents of U.S.-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who Isreal Defense Forces found fatally shot Saturday along with five other hostages who were being held in Gaza tunnels by Hamas terrorists, according to a State Department spokesperson.

In his phone conversation Sunday with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, Blinken offered "deep condolences for the death of their son," said State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston


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