Israeli police arrested 10 demonstrators in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in the occupied cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, demanding the overthrow of Benjamin Netanyahu's government and holding early elections, while the police arrested demonstrators.
Al Jazeera correspondent Fatima Khamaisi said that the Israeli police arrested 10 demonstrators during their participation in protests in central Tel Aviv, demanding the overthrow of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and an immediate deal to exchange prisoners with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
The correspondent added that the police asked the demonstrators to open the vital Ayalon Street opposite the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv before using force against them. Large numbers of police forces were also deployed on several vital roads in central Tel Aviv to prevent the spread of the protests.
Israeli police used a water pump to suppress the demonstration demanding early elections (Reuters)
Later, the reporter indicated that the police dispersed the demonstration and reopened the street.
The reporter added that the police used a water pumping vehicle to suppress the demonstration.
The Weizmann Institute Square in the city of Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, witnessed a mass gathering of protesters on Saturday evening, carrying banners demanding early elections.
The occupied city of Jerusalem also witnessed demonstrations in front of Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, and demonstrations were repeated in the city of Caesarea, south of Haifa as well.
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The demonstrations to overthrow the Netanyahu government coincide with the continued movement of the families of Israeli prisoners detained in Gaza, demanding the conclusion of an immediate exchange deal.
Israelis demonstrate almost daily to pressure the government to conclude a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and hold early elections.
Qatar and Egypt, with the help of the United States, are mediating between Hamas and Israel, in order to reach a new ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners.
Israel estimates that there are more than 125 prisoners in Gaza, while it holds at least 8,800 Palestinians in its prisons, according to official sources from both sides.
A truce previously prevailed between Hamas and Israel for a week from November 24 until December 1, 2023, during which a ceasefire took place, a prisoner exchange took place, and very limited humanitarian aid was brought into Gaza, with Qatari-Egyptian-American mediation.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that has left tens of thousands of civilians martyred and wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Tel Aviv appearing before the International Court of Justice on charges of genocide. Collective.
Source: Al Jazeera + Anatolia