Dozens of people demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the hotel where US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Israeli President Isaac Herzog met in Tel Aviv.

According to identical reports reported by Hebrew media, dozens of Israeli and American women, and family members of Israeli prisoners detained in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian factions following the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7, 2023, participated in the demonstration.

The demonstrators carried banners calling for the return of detainees from Gaza, including a banner reading, “(Hey) Biden, only you can save them,” and another calling for the conclusion of an immediate ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners.

Blinken began his meetings in Israel with a meeting with Herzog, and is scheduled to hold a series of meetings throughout the day in Tel Aviv with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, in addition to a meeting with the Israeli War Council.

Blinken is also expected to meet with the families of Israeli prisoners, while he will meet with opposition leader Yair Lapid tomorrow morning, Wednesday.

This is Blinken's fifth visit to Israel, since the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip on October 7.