Violent Clashes Erupt Between Israelis and Israeli Police During Anti-Netanyahu Protests

Hebrew media reported that hundreds of protesters opposed to the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrated outside the Knesset in the occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Israeli police forcibly dispersed some of them, amid violent clashes between protesters and officers.

The protesters marched from the Chords Bridge to the Knesset complex to participate in a demonstration that coincided with the first weekly parliamentary bloc meetings after the spring break.

Protesters told Channel 12 News they had come to protest several issues, including the failure to recover the remaining 59 hostages in Gaza, the extensive recruitment of Israeli reserve forces, and the treatment of teachers amid an ongoing wage dispute.

Protest organizers said at least two people were arrested during the clashes, one of whom was released shortly afterward.