Hundreds rally in Tel Aviv to call for immediate elections, return of all hostages
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Amid a somber atmosphere, hundreds of people turn up to a protest at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to demand immediate elections and “a better Israel” in the words of one speaker.
A central exhibition at Habima Square commemorates the victims of the October 7 atrocities and states, “Not in vain, we promise.”
Protestors demanding the return of all the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold up banners urging the government not to abandon those who were not freed in the hostage deal last month.
Close by, a protest is held demanding an end to the war against Hamas and Israel’s military control over the West Bank.
“This is our life with Netanyahu in power. Catastrophe after catastrophe after catastrophe,” chant demonstrators.