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Israelis were plunged into grief and anger this weekend after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location. The rage sparked massive protests and a general strike — the most intense domestic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the start of the war nearly 11 months ago.

Israelis over two days staged the largest anti-government demonstration since October 7, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets and joining a general strike yesterday that brought much of the country to a halt as the last of six hostages recovered from Gaza over the weekend was laid to rest.

Almost 100,000 children in Gaza have been vaccinated against polio in the first days of a major campaign to contain the virus, UN officials and local health authorities have said.