Tens of thousands of people across Israel joined families of hostages last weekend to protest against the government and call for the removal of Benjamin Netanyahu, as the Israeli prime minister grappled with one of the most serious threats yet to his coalition.
The protesters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Caesarea and other cities last Saturday – and at a demonstration outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Sunday – demanded the release of those held captive in Gaza after close to six months, and labelled
