Police have arrested seven demonstrators in Jerusalem so far, a law enforcement official says.
Police dragged the protesters from the pavement after dousing them with a water cannon in a key tunnel leading into the capital.
The protest is now continuing down Route 16 toward the direction of Azza Street, where the prime minister’s residence is located.
“Arrest me, but the protest movement will continue,” says a detained protester on the side of the road outside the tunnel, as two plainclothes cops encircle him on the sidewalk.
Earlier, police had said 25 were arrested across the country. The protests are part of a nationwide strike for the release of the hostages held in Gaza and against the government’s plan to conquer Gaza City.
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