Israelis Are Holding Unprecedented Protests Against Netanyahu After Six More Hostages Were Killed
More than 700,000 people, including 550,000 in Tel Aviv, poured onto the street as part of a general strike to against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Huge, unprecedented anti-government protests have erupted across Israel after the Israeli military said it had found the bodies of another six hostages in Gaza.
Although people in Israel have regularly been holding anti-government protests calling for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, this was the biggest demonstration since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7.
It came after Israeli forces found six hostages dead in a tunnel in Rafah, meaning more than 20% of the remaining hostages are now dead.
Israeli forces said the hostages were killed shortly before they got there.
The news was met with widespread anger, and mass protests erupted.
More than 700,000 people, including 550,000 in Tel Aviv, poured onto the street as part of a general strike on Sep. 2 that was called by Israel’s biggest labor union to protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding an immediate deal for a ceasefire and for the remaining hostages to be returned home safely.
The strike shut down schools, offices and even Israel's main airport and protesters blocked main roads and tried to tear down police barricades
Police clashed with protesters flushing them with water cannons and arrested several people.
Israel's labor court ordered the strike to end early at 2:30pm instead of 6pm
Netanyahu has asked for "forgiveness" but said he will continue the war to eliminate Hamas.
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