Demonstrators are convening at Democracy Square in Tel Aviv to protest against the government and call for early elections, as well as for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The protest is being organized by Change Generation, a movement founded after the October 7 onslaught to demand the release of hostages and a change in Israeli leadership.
Police have barricaded off chunks of Begin Street and Kaplan Street to contain the demonstration, as well as nearby exits to the Ayalon Freeway to prevent protesters from blocking traffic, as they often do.
Tonight’s speakers include Izhar Shay, a former science minister whose son, Yaron, was killed while fighting Hamas on October 7; Dr. Eli Golan, a doctor from Kfar Azza who was seriously hurt during the attack while escaping from terrorists with her family; Noga Friedman, who lost her husband Ido Rosenthal on October 7; and Ayelet Bergor, one of the protest movement’s leaders.
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