Tens of thousands of Israelis demand early elections from Netanyahu in the largest protest since the start of the war. Protesters urged the government to reach a ceasefire agreement to release dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas militants and to call early elections.
Israeli society was largely united in the immediate aftermath of Oct. 7, when Hamas killed about 1,200 people during a cross-border attack and took another 250 hostage. Netanyahu has promised to destroy Hamas and return all hostages home, goals that have so far not been met.