We want every hostage to be back home alive now. If it means that you have to do

Israel, we do it. Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Israel's streets this weekend.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn.

It's Monday, April 1st.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

On Sunday the protesters moved from Hostage Square Plaza in Tel Aviv to the

Parliament in Jerusalem, waving Israeli flags and chanting for the removal of the country's longest serving

leader. The protesters are calling for immediate elections. They also want the

government to urgently negotiate the release of more than 100 hostages still held by Hamas

after its attack on Israel on October 7th. The twin demands represented a

merging of two distinct protest movements, one including the families of the

hostages, the other led by civil society and the political opposition in Israel.

This could be the greatest threat yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far right government,

which has been under growing pressure over Israel's brutal military campaign in Gaza. Number two, the effort to remove Baltimore's collapsed bridge is underway.

Yesterday, demolition crews cut parts of the north side of the key bridge which collapsed last week after it was hit by a cargo ship.

The removal process is going to be long and complex,

but officials hope to eventually open a channel to allow some vessels to get around

the wreckage and the stranded ship. The 21-person crew of the Dali is still stuck on board.

Officials say they will probably have to stay there until the boat is

either moved or taken out of the water. The crew, which is mostly from India, will then need

shore passes from customs and border protection if they leave the boat and come ashore into the U.S. At number three, three, Donald Trump attacked President Biden for acknowledging

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