Police estimate 50,000 at Tel Aviv anti-government rallies

Israeli protesters attend a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new far-right government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on January 21, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Police officials say some 40,000 people are gathered on Kaplan Street and another 10,000 at Habima Square in Tel Aviv amid tonight’s anti-government protest, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
Last week saw some 80,000 protesters at Habima square and several thousand more in Jerusalem and Haifa.