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Monday, October 28, 2024
9 arrested as anti-government protesters clash with police outside PM’s residence
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Hundreds of protesters gather outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem demanding a hostage deal and the toppling of the government, with a number of activists arrested during clashes with police.
Following a larger protest near the Knesset earlier today, a number of activists — including former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon — continued toward the Prime Minister’s Residence on Azza Street in the capital, which has been blocked off by police all day to traffic. There the protesters shouted slogans and held up signs calling for new elections and blaming Netanyahu for the failure to release the hostages.
In a statement, police say that nine protesters have been arrested during clashes with officers by activists who “began to disturb the peace on Azza Street and did not listen to police instructions,” attempting to break through the barriers in the designated protest zone and get closer to Netanyahu’s home. Police say one of the arrestees was carrying containers of paint.
השוטרים ממשיכים להרחיק את המפגינים בדילוגים קטנים במורד רחוב עזה. המפגינים מתיישבים על הריצפה, השוטרים מושכים, גוררים ומניחים 20 מטר משם. המפגינים מתיישבים וחוזר חלילה. pic.twitter.com/ij0wjfkYU8
— نير حسون Nir Hasson ניר חסון (@nirhasson) October 28, 2024
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