Published: April 7, 2024 7:11 AM IST 
New Delhi: Israel and Palestine, who had a decades-long enmity with each other turned their Israel Palestine Conflict into the deadly and devastating Israel Hamas War when on October 7 last year, the latter fired 5000 rockets from Gaza on Israel. Ever since, thousands of people in both nations have lost their lives – including women and children and several people are still held hostage; the war does not seem to end any time soon. Amid the ongoing war, it seems that Israel is falling weak from within as anti-government protests in Tel Aviv intensify, demanding Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Resignation and Early Elections in Israel. The protests have been quite intense and have also injured a lot of people…
As mentioned earlier, the anti-government protesters have once again stormed the streets in Israel, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the country’s ongoing war with Hamas. The demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv, Caesarea and Haifa on Saturday, according to CNN, where they called for the release of the hostages by waving Israeli flags and holding signs featuring their images. “We are not afraid; you destroyed the country, and we will fix it. We want them (hostages) back alive and not in coffins,” the protesters in Tel Aviv were heard chanting, as per CNN.
Apart from the resignation of the Israeli Prime Minister, the anti-government protestors are also demanding early elections in their country. Banners call for the “division of religion and state,” and one stated that “Netanyahu is dangerous to Israel.” Demonstrators in Haifa referred to the government as a failure, calling Netanyahu “guilty, guilty, guilty,” according to CNN. “Elections now!” read another banner held by a protester. Israelis have been expressing increasing dissatisfaction with Netanyahu’s management of the ongoing conflict, and the release of the hostages who have been held in Gaza since October 7.
In Tel Aviv, a protester was arrested for punching and injuring a police officer during an anti-government rally on Saturday, according to a statement from the Israeli Police. The Israel Police also warned protesters not to light bonfires as demonstrators march through the streets, saying it can be “life-threatening” around the crowd. “We will act with zero tolerance towards those who disrupt the order and behave violently towards police officers,” authorities said in a statement, according to CNN.
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Jerusalem, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and more attempts to release captives held in Gaza. After demonstrating in front of the Israeli parliament on Sunday night, where they lit fires and waved the flag, protesters closed a major municipal route. They asserted that this was the largest demonstration since the start of the Gaza War in October. Protesters yelled Netanyahu “must go,” and police responded by using water cannons against the crowd, jostling and pushing them back.
Amid the ongoing war with Hamas, what’s more devastating is the ‘internal war’ that is going on in Israel. As a nation, this shows lack of unity as a lot of people of the country are not happy with their leader. This may weaken the position of Israel in its war with Hamas because an opponent may always see this as an opportunity to level up or move ahead of, especially in times like these. This also adds more pressure on the Prime Minister, who has to now look at both internal and external conflicts in these testing times.
(Inputs from ANI)
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