Demonstrations demanding safe return of hostages, and accidental deaths of three Israeli hostages have not dampened mood for continued ground assault in Gaza
Friday nights in many parts of Israel are quiet; during Shabbat, there is no public transport, and more observant Jewish believers refrain from using electricity or doing anything that could resemble work.
The 24 hours of rest is often spent at home with family. Last Friday, however, about 1,000 people took the rare step of protesting on the streets of Tel Aviv after nightfall, after the news that three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip had been shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
