“This evening, I will come to your doorstep together with tens of thousands of Israeli citizens. It will be loud, like for Matan, it is loud from the echoes of explosions,” wrote Anat Angrest.”
Israelis gathered across the country, joining hostage families in calling for the release of the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity amid the IDF’s invasion of Gaza City.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced its intention to protest outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence, alongside the protests at Hostages Saure in Tel Aviv. The Forum also said that Saturday night protests across the countries saw tens of thousands in number.
Anat Angrest, the mother of hostage Matan Angrest, played a recording of the phone call between the family and an IDF representative during a demonstration on Saturday evening, who said that the hostages are increasingly at risk due to the military’s planned invasion of Gaza City.
Protesters calling for a deal to release the remaining 48 hostages in Hamas captivity, Jerusalem, September 6, 2025 (Credit: Yair Palti)
“The risk has already increased, and it is a trend of rising risk that comes alongside the intensification of the [ground] maneuver.”
Earlier on Saturday, Anat Angrest wrote on social media that her son was in immediate danger. “My Matan is in immediate life-threatening danger. That’s what I was told yesterday on the phone.”
Thousands march towards Paris Square in Jerusalem in support of the families of the hostages, September 6, 2025 (credit: AVIV ATLAS)
“Prime Minister, did you sleep last night? Because I went through the 700th night without sleep,” she wrote.
“That’s why this evening I will come to your doorstep together with tens of thousands of Israeli citizens. It will be loud, just like for Matan, who is used to the echoes of explosions. You will have no more quiet from me, it’s over.”
Hostage families to protest in Paris Square
The Saturday protests began at 7:30 p.m. with a march from the Chords Bridge in Jerusalem. At 8:30 p.m., the families will hold a rally in Paris Square, near Netanyahu’s residence.
This comes after the hostage families thanked US President Donald Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff for their efforts in negotiations against Hamas.
Protesters also gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where a giant banner was unfurled with a clear message to Trump: “Save the hostages now!” Hostages Square also saw several former hostages and family members of hostages still held in the Gaza Strip.
Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for Washington to designate countries around the world as state sponsors of wrongful detention and impose punitive measures, including sanctions, on those it deems are wrongfully holding Americans.
“President Trump demonstrates that true leadership is measured by bold decisions. We are grateful for his recent executive order that sends a clear message to the world that hostage-taking is fundamentally wrong and will not be tolerated by the US administration.
Hostage families and supporters demonstrating for the release of the remaining 48 hostages, September 6, 2025. (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
“We are confident that President Trump and Ambassador Witkoff will faithfully represent Israel’s interests in these negotiations and bring all parties to a comprehensive agreement,” the families said in a Saturday statement.