Mass demonstrations outside his residence ... Netanyahu intends to cast doubt on Tuesday's election results

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on Saturday, demanding his exit from office, three days before the fourth general elections in two years.

Protesters marched through police-closed streets to traffic, carrying flags, banging drums, honking car horns, and chanting slogans calling for the removal of the 71-year-old prime minister.

The crowd was larger than previous anti-Netanyahu protests in recent months, and Israeli media reported that the number of demonstrators reached about 20,000.

According to interviews conducted by the official Israeli channel, Kan, the demonstrators accuse Netanyahu of involvement in corruption cases, and say that he is leading Israel to the abyss and that he has become a symbol of racism.

For more than 8 months, thousands of Israelis have demonstrated every week, and sometimes more than once during the week, to demand the resignation of Netanyahu, against the backdrop of his corruption charges and alleged mismanagement of the Corona crisis in his government.

The demonstrations are witnessing in many of their stations confrontations with the Israeli police and arrests of demonstrators.

Questioning

Israel Radio reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to question the validity of the results of the general elections, which will be held next Tuesday, if he is defeated.

Israel Radio said that Netanyahu intends to open an investigation into the conduct of the Presidency of the Central Elections Committee, based on a report that State Comptroller Matniahu Angelman intends to publish before the elections.

During an interview with Kan TV, Netanyahu expected to win more than 61 seats (more than half of the Knesset's 120 seats), which would allow him to form the government.

Recent opinion polls conducted by the most prominent Israeli media (Kan official channels, private channels 12 and 13) show that Netanyahu's camp will win 60 seats if he is joined by the head of the "right-wing" list, Naftali Bennett, which means his inability to form a government, and the inability of his opponents to do so. And the possibility of going to new elections.

Netanyahu is leading Israel to its fourth parliamentary elections within two years, while his trial in 3 corruption files and charges of bribery and breach of trust continues.