Demonstrations were held in Israel following the release of the three Israeli hostages by Hamas on Saturday. The poor physical condition of those freed sparked public anger at the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, blamed for the slow pace of the hostage-for-prisoner exchanges. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Tel Aviv.
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