Israeli police responding to a demonstration two days ago demanding a prisoner exchange deal (Reuters)
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the police are sending warning messages to the leaders of the protests demanding the ouster of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of a demonstration expected to take place on Sunday in Tel Aviv.
The past weeks have witnessed Israeli demonstrations demanding Netanyahu's departure from power and early elections to be held.
The protesters hold Netanyahu responsible for failing to confront the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Palestinian resistance against the occupation on October 7th.
Israeli segments believe that Netanyahu is obstructing reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and aims to prolong the war for fear of accountability and the collapse of his political future.
Suppression of opponents of the war
Today, Friday, the police attacked Israeli protesters who demonstrated against the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and arrested a number of them during a demonstration in Paris Square in occupied Jerusalem.
Local accounts circulated scenes showing moments of police assault and use of violence against demonstrators who chanted against the Israeli war on Gaza.
The Israeli police said in a statement that the demonstration took place without coordination with the authorities, noting that 5 demonstrators were arrested.
In a related context, an opinion poll published by Channel 13 reported that 51% of Israelis support holding elections this year, and 38% oppose that.
The poll also revealed that 61% of Israelis are pessimistic about achieving the goal of eliminating Hamas, while 24% of them believe that the war will end with the elimination of the movement.
Source: Al Jazeera