Highway 2 was blocked to traffic near Yakum Interchange and Beit Yanai Interchange following protests demanding the return of hostages and end of the war. Rubi Chen, father of hostage Itay Chen, is reading the names of the hostages on the highway using a megaphone. Simultaneously, Highway 4 was blocked at Drorim Interchange, and Karkur Junction was blocked in both directions, with police ordering protesters to leave the road. Students from Tel Aviv University marched on Namir Road in the northern part of the city, blocking the road in both directions.