The Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Monday called for another nationwide strike this coming Sunday to pressure the government into ending the war in exchange for the release of hostages, a day after similar mass protests.

Update: The Forum on Tuesday changed the format of the planned nationwide action, and urged the government to accept the latest hostage-ceasefire proposal after Hamas said it had approved the deal. Instead of planning a mass rally in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, the forum said it would organize events across the country calling for an immediate agreement, with the large demonstration postponed to an undisclosed later date. The weekly Saturday night rally in Tel Aviv would still proceed as planned.

Sunday’s protests were some of the biggest since the war began 22 months ago, with some estimates saying that over one million people attended rallies around the country, including over 500,000 in Tel Aviv alone. The day of nationwide civil disobedience was called after the cabinet voted earlier this month to conquer Gaza City, despite warnings by top security officials that doing so would endanger the........

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