LIVE: Protesters in Tel Aviv demand hostage release as Israel begins Independence Day celebrations

Israelis gather in Hostages Square demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government do more to secure the release of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by Islamist group Hamas. Earlier, traffic slowed and memorial sirens wailed to mark Memorial Day throughout the country, which is observed the day before Independence Day.
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