Current and former Microsoft employees and other protesters briefly claimed a "Liberated Zone" in Microsoft's East Campus Plaza, before being dispersed by police.

It’s the biggest escalation yet of the protests at Microsoft.

Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday to show support for families of hostages still being held in Gaza.

On Sunday, relatives and friends of hostages taken by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, on October 7, 2023, called a nationwide strike. Around 25 hostages are believed be alive in Gaza. The protests took place across Israel, some outside of politician's homes, military bases, and highways.

Nicole and Richard Uraga, both 30, tied the knot at the main branch of the New York Public Library in Bryant Park, slipping into the iconic building just before over 700 anti-Israel protesters swarmed with signs, loud music and bombastic political chants.

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza have attempted to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers asserted that

The group has instead called for smaller protest activity nationwide instead of one mass rally in Tel Aviv. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum has postponed a large protest originally scheduled for next Sunday in order not to disrupt ongoing ceasefire and hostage exchange negotiations,

The protests, which have been ongoing in recent weeks, demand government action to assist soldiers in coping with trauma resulting from their military service. The demonstrations by combat veterans in Jerusalem,