(14.05.2023)

Two hours before the ceasefire, tens of thousands of Israelis carried on with weekly demonstrations against the Netanyahu’s far-right despite rocket fire coming from the Gaza Strip, even after protest organizers officially cancelled over security concerns the movement’s largest protest in Tel Aviv. Entering their 19th consecutive week, dozens of protests were held across the country, particularly in the north.

Thousands of protesters, among them Communist Party of Israel and Hadash activists, marched on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv. Several thousand protesters gathered at Habima Square and Dizengoff Square for a march down Kaplan Street in front of the Israeli army headquarters. The crowd later swelled, and blocked Azrieli Junction, where police made efforts to disperse them. The protesters waved red and Palestinian flags and Hebrew, Arabic, and English banners, some of which read, “Stop the war on Gaza,” “Our hearts are with the children of Gaza,” “No democracy with the occupation,” “Palestinian lives matter,” and “No to the aggression on Gaza.”