2024-04-12 07:52:27
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated this weekend in several cities in Israel against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after six months of war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
In Tel Avivthe protest brought together 100 thousand people and began in the Democracy Squarean intersection renamed after the massive demonstrations against a judicial reform of Netanyahu that shook the country in 2023.
Protesters held caricatures of “Bibi” and chanted slogans hostile to the leader of the right-wing party Likud, involved in several judicial processes, especially for corruption. They also called for his immediate resignation and demanded “elections, now.”
They then headed to another protest demanding a negotiated solution to free the 129 hostages still held in Gaza, of which 34 have died.
In Tel Aviv, the Police indicated that at least one person had been detained during clashes with the security forces.
The armed force also detained a motorist who slightly injured three people after ramming into the crowd while the protesters were dispersing. The protests were held in about 50 cities.
In Caesarea, in the north of Tel Aviv, There were clashes between the Police and a group of protesters who sought to approach Netanyahu’s private residence.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Army yesterday withdrew its troops from southern Gaza, but indicated that a “significant force” will continue to operate in the besieged territory, where Israel is “one step away from victory,” according to Netanyahu.
He leader He also insisted that there will be no ceasefire until Hamas release all hostages, at a time when truce negotiations must resume.
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2024-04-12 07:52:27