Anti-government protesters block Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv and Habima Junction, where they light flares as police monitor the situation.
The unlicensed road blockages in Tel Aviv coincide with a similar action in Jerusalem at around 10:00 p.m. as demonstrators begin leaving the weekly anti-government rally on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street. Thousands peel off from that licensed gathering and march westward without permission for a demonstration. A third group marches toward the Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv on King George Street.
Traffic on the Ayalon Highway, which is frequently blocked in unauthorized protests including last week, remains unaffected.
The Kaplan Street protest and its offshoots are among dozens of rallies held across Israel, including in Jerusalem, Caesarea, Haifa, Beersheba, Herzliya, and Ra’anana, where protesters block Road 4.
The protesters are demanding an early election, the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that his government deliver a deal with Hamas for the return of dozens of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
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