Activists from the "Women's Protest for the Return of Female and Male Hostages" are blocking the Ayalon Highway southbound near the Yitzhak Sadeh Bridge in Tel Aviv. The protesters are carrying large signs with images of the hostages from signs of life received during captivity. They stated: "Occupying Gaza means sacrificing hostages and soldiers. Millions of people voted with their feet and chose the return of hostages, solidarity, and life, facing a government that offers only abandonment, division, incitement, and death. We will not relent until we end this nightmare. The country needs to stop every day, not just once a year, until everyone returns - the living and the deceased."