According to the Palestinian Sama news agency, the protesters in Tel Aviv demanded the signing of an immediate agreement for the release of captives and the holding of an early election.
Protesters were seen chanting slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right cabinet.
The families and friends of the Israeli captives as well as opponents of Netanyahu have held numerous such rallies over the past couple of months.
The latest protest comes amid reports that the regime is backtracking on proposals aimed at bringing an end to the Gaza war and freeing captives in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Israeli media had reported that the Zionist authorities were trying to thwart an initiative to exchange prisoners with Hamas and cited the issue as reason for the end of last week’s talks in Cairo inconclusively.
As part of a week-long humanitarian ceasefire, brokered by Qatar and Egypt, fighting was paused and humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza in December. It also saw an exchange of 240 Palestinian abductees with 105 captives, including 81 Israelis and 24 foreigners, in Gaza.
Israel believes about 137 prisoners are still being held in Gaza, while there are thought to be 7,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons, many held without trial or charge.
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