Police detain at least 3 at small Tel Aviv protest against operations in Iran, Gaza

Police detain at least three people at a roughly 35-person protest against the war in Gaza and Israel’s attacks on Iran, at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square.

Among those arrested is anti-war activist Itamar Greenberg. Officers push his face against a car and accuse him of resisting arrest, as he shouts that he is not.

Some three dozen police officers showed up as the protesters appeared set to shout slogans at the mostly empty road.

The officers declare the protest illegal under IDF Home Front Command rules, which forbid public gatherings due to the threat of missiles from Iran, and give the protesters five minutes to disperse.

The protesters then spread out across the square, standing in silence with signs bearing slogans against the Gaza and Iran offensives.

Officers form a row and comb across the plaza as the protesters refuse to disperse, snatching any signs they come across.

Some of the few pedestrians egg on the cops and curse the protesters.

Businesses at the central square are almost entirely closed because of the missile threat. The announcement for the protest included a caveat that there is a safe room nearby.

Some 20 remaining protesters wait about 15 minutes until police leave and begin chanting “Stop the genocide” while beating a drum.

Police detain anti-war activist @itamar_green at a small demonstration in Tel Aviv against Israel's attacks in Iran and Gaza. pic.twitter.com/RKNsTEo4Qi

— Noam Lehmann (@noamlehmann) June 15, 2025