Israeli protestors confront Ben Gvir over blocking captive deal

Israeli protestors confronted Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, accusing him of blocking efforts to secure the release of captives in Gaza. 

The Times of Israel reported that protestors chanted "shame" while holding pictures of captives held in Gaza as Ben Gvir walked with his son, Shoval. 

One of the protesters appealed to Shoval, telling him that he serves with a friend’s son in the army: “I know very well, he is with you in your unit, he is with you in your unit. You serve with him, and your father is leaving the hostages to die.”

Ben Gvir has opposed any agreements with Hamas for the release of hostages, boasting that he has repeatedly blocked such proposals in the past.

The right-wing minister quit the government during the January–March ceasefire and hostage-release deal, returning only once military operations against Hamas resumed.