CNN
@CNN·19.2M subscribers·185.1K videos
Roads blocked, businesses shut as nationwide protest strike hits Israel
Posted
August 17, 2025
Views
365,528
Likes
4,219
Comments
2,427
Engagement
1.82%
August 17, 2025
365,528
4,219
2,427
1.82%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
10:06Now PlayingHundreds of thousands of protesters have gathered around Hostages Square in Tel Aviv late Sunday, with organizers claiming the number of people in the crowd has grown to more than 300,000. In one of the largest coordinated demonstrations since the beginning of the Gaza war nearly two years ago, protesters blocked major roads, closed private businesses, and staged rallies in big cities across Israel. The nationwide grassroots strike and widespread protests grew over the course of Sunday as protesters demand the government secure the release of 50 hostages still in Gaza.
CNN Jerusalem bureau chief Oren Liebermann reports from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, and CNN's Fredricka Whitfield speaks with former State Department Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller.
#CNN #News
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
