US EditionHundreds of Israelis protest Iran war in Tel Aviv as missiles force rally to disperse
Protesters demanded an end to the Iran campaign and other regional wars as police detained organizers and medics said at least 5 people were hurt.
- On Saturday, hundreds of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv to protest the ongoing war with Iran, carrying anti-war banners and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite strict wartime assembly restrictions.
- Supreme Court President Isaac Amit criticized the state's position during a tense High Court hearing on Friday, as the Home Front Command restricted gatherings citing operational and security concerns including missile fire fears.
- Authorities capped the Tel Aviv protest at 150 participants split into two groups, while about 200 demonstrators gathered at Horev Junction in Haifa, holding signs reading, "We must stop. Bibi will kill us all."
- Protesters voiced skepticism about the war's justification, with some alleging Netanyahu seeks to stop his corruption trial. "The reasons for the war keep moving and changing," one participant said.
- Daily missile barrages targeting Israel from Iran and Lebanon have continued since Feb, with at least five people injured after recent fire, intensifying regional security tensions amid ongoing protests.
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In several places in Israel, hundreds of people demonstrated against the Iran war in the evening. A meeting in Tel Aviv violently ended the police, but some continued their protest even under rocket alarm.
The Israeli police have dissolved an anti-war demonstration in Tel Aviv.
Protesters chanted "don't bomb, discuss"
Israeli Police agents have clashed this Saturday with anti-war protesters concentrated in Tel Aviv on another Saturday of mobilization against the Israeli military offensive in Iran and Lebanon. Protesters have concentrated in Habima Square in Tel Aviv following the decision by the Israeli Supreme Court to authorize the demonstration to guarantee the right to dissent despite the war situation, Israeli media report, according to Europa Press.The …
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