“They (the government) are fanatic. They are doing things against the interests of the country,” said Rami Dar, 69-year-old retiree, who travelled from a nearby suburb outside Tel Aviv, echoing calls for Trump to force a deal for the hostages.

“Frankly, I’m not an expert or anything, but I feel that after two years of fighting there has been no success,” said Yana, 45, who attended the rally with her husband and two children. “I wonder whether additional lives for both sides, not just the Israelis but also Gazans, will make any difference.“

Tal, a 55-year-old high school teacher, told Reuters at the rally in Tel Aviv that expanding the war was “terrible,” warning it would result in the deaths of soldiers and hostages. They said the war should end with the military withdrawing: “We don’t have anything to do there. It’s not ours.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/thousands-in-tel-aviv-protest-against-netanyahus-plan-to-escalate-gaza-war