04:12Thousands of anti-war protesters flooded the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday, participating in a weekly protest organised by the families of hostages.
The protesters called for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, as well as for an immediate release of the hostages and a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
Footage shows protesters holding Israeli flags, photos of hostages, and torches while chanting anti-government slogans before police dispersed them with water hoses.
Later, the demonstrators went on a march across the streets before gathering at the Hostage Square to rally.
"The fact that we really need to change our government, because they just don't take care of us in simple words," said a protester.
"We just want the war to stop, for all the children to come home and for everyone to just be home. No more killing, no more death, just, for this nightmare to end for all of us," added another.
An estimated 130,000 protesters gathered at the Hostage Square to join the rally, according to local media.
Protesters have been holding weekly demonstrations across various major cities to demand governmental re-elections and hostage release in Tel Aviv for months.
Fighting continues for the ninth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Tel Aviv believes 116 of them are still in Gaza, including 41 people the army claims are dead.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 37,700 people had been killed at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
'We just want the war to stop' - Thousands demand hostage release, Gaza ceasefire at anti-govt rally in Tel Aviv
Thousands of anti-war protesters flooded the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday, participating in a weekly protest organised by the families of hostages.
The protesters called for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, as well as for an immediate release of the hostages and a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
Footage shows protesters holding Israeli flags, photos of hostages, and torches while chanting anti-government slogans before police dispersed them with water hoses.
Later, the demonstrators went on a march across the streets before gathering at the Hostage Square to rally.
"The fact that we really need to change our government, because they just don't take care of us in simple words," said a protester.
"We just want the war to stop, for all the children to come home and for everyone to just be home. No more killing, no more death, just, for this nightmare to end for all of us," added another.
An estimated 130,000 protesters gathered at the Hostage Square to join the rally, according to local media.
Protesters have been holding weekly demonstrations across various major cities to demand governmental re-elections and hostage release in Tel Aviv for months.
Fighting continues for the ninth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Tel Aviv believes 116 of them are still in Gaza, including 41 people the army claims are dead.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 37,700 people had been killed at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Thousands of anti-war protesters flooded the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday, participating in a weekly protest organised by the families of hostages.
The protesters called for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, as well as for an immediate release of the hostages and a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
Footage shows protesters holding Israeli flags, photos of hostages, and torches while chanting anti-government slogans before police dispersed them with water hoses.
Later, the demonstrators went on a march across the streets before gathering at the Hostage Square to rally.
"The fact that we really need to change our government, because they just don't take care of us in simple words," said a protester.
"We just want the war to stop, for all the children to come home and for everyone to just be home. No more killing, no more death, just, for this nightmare to end for all of us," added another.
An estimated 130,000 protesters gathered at the Hostage Square to join the rally, according to local media.
Protesters have been holding weekly demonstrations across various major cities to demand governmental re-elections and hostage release in Tel Aviv for months.
Fighting continues for the ninth month after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Tel Aviv believes 116 of them are still in Gaza, including 41 people the army claims are dead.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that at least 37,700 people had been killed at the time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.