As the war entered into its 10th month, demonstrators called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a truce and hostage-release deal or step down.
Protesters lift placards and flags as they rally to call for the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October attacks in the central city of Tel Aviv on July 7, 2024. / Photo: AFP
In Israel's two largest cities, demonstrators blocked roads, with tens of thousands stopping traffic along major intersections and a highway in central Tel Aviv where police used water canon to disperse them. "He knows if he ends the war, his government will fall," said Nurit Meiri, 50, a social worker in Jerusalem.
"For what? A prime minister who will do anything to stay in power?" she asked as protesters behind her chanted"choose life."Large protests have taken place across Israel's commercial hub every Saturday night for months, but have recently swelled and become more frequent.
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