Israel protests spark chaos in Tel Aviv as thousands call for Benjamin Netanyahu to r

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Israel protests spark chaos in Tel Aviv as thousands call for Benjamin Netanyahu to resign
By: JON KING 19:15 ET, Sat, 04-06-24 | Updated: 19:24 ET, Sat, 04-06-24
Re: https://www.the-express.com/news/wor...tanyahu-resign

Protesters have taken to the streets to calf for a new prime minister
as Israel marks six months since Hamas's bloody attack on the nation.

Protesters in Tel Aviv have called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign amid chaotic scenes in the city. Thousands of
people have taken to the streets with clashes between demonstrators
and police, according to media reports.

It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was branded
a "narcissist" by a former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general,
who raged: "The sooner he goes, the better it will be for Israel."

The Times of Israel has reported that at least one person was
arrested by officers, but protesters then attempted to block their car.

Two women were also knocked down during the chaos, with images shared online which appear to show them on the ground being
tended to by paramedics.

Some of the people on the march waved Israeli flags while others
raised placards reading "Free Israel from..." with images of
Netanyahu and other politicians.

Bonfires have also been lit along the route, with protesters marching
to Begin Street, according to The Times of Israel. The street is one
of Tel Aviv's main thoroughfares.

Footage reportedly from the protest appears to show a car ramming
into people. Daily Express US has not been able to independently
verify the video. Five people were reported injured.

News website Walla says tens of thousands of people have taken to
the streets to demand the country's general election be brought
forward. The protest in Tel Aviv is one of about 50 across Israel, according to the same publication.

The protest comes as Israel marks six months since Hamas's bloody attack in the south of the country on October 7.

Netanyahu has vowed to both eliminate Hamas and bring all the
hostages back, but he's made little progress.

He faces pressure to resign and the US has threatened to scale back
its support over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Israelis have divided into two main camps: those who want the government to put the war on hold and free the hostages and others
who think the hostages are an unfortunate price to pay for eradicating Hamas.

The war is dragging on with no end in sight and no serious hostage
deal on the table.

Israel says more than 130 hostages remain, with about a quarter of
those believed dead, and divisions are deepening in the country over
the best way to bring them home.

In a statement reported to have been issued by the organizer's of the protest, and translated from Hebrew into English, they said the fate of Netanyahu and his government are "obstacles" to an election and the return of the remaining hostages.

They said: "Don't talk to us about total victory. This is empty propaganda aimed at the continuation of the war. We don't believe
in these concepts anymore. They hit us hard, we hit back even
more. It's time for decisions."

Einav Tsengaukar, who Walla reported as the mother of a hostage,
told the publication: "I promised you Prime Minister. I stand by my
word unlike you.

"As long as you wait and the abductees rot in Gaza, I will continue
to persecute you along with this nation."

Figures show that six months into the war 33,137 Palestinians have
been killed in Gaza, of these 13,000 were children.

About 1,200 people have perished in Israel. A total of 456 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank and a further 343 people have lost their lives in Lebanon.

Netanyahu set two objectives at the outset of the war: to destroy
Hamas and bring home the hostages. Despite his repeated pledges
to achieve "total victory", his goals remain elusive.

After steadily conquering most of Gaza in a bruising offensive, Israeli ground troops are in a holding pattern marked by small, tactical operations and uncertainty over whether the army will march into
the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Hamas’s last significant stronghold.

Israel's prime minister has repeatedly vowed to invade Rafah, but
he faces broad international opposition, including from the United
States, because of the hundreds of thousands of displaced
Palestinians sheltering there.

He claims to have a plan to evacuate the civilians, but it isn't clear whether it is ready or would satisfy Washington.

At the same time, Israel hasn't been able to halt the daily attacks
it faces on its northern front from the Lebanese militant group
Hezbollah. In contrast to Hamas, Hezbollah’s much larger arsenal
remains intact, leaving the fate of tens of thousands of uprooted
civilians on both sides of the border up in the air.

The tensions have threatened to drag in Hezbollah’s sponsor, Iran, especially after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel killed two
Iranian generals in neighboring Syria this week.

Initially, Israel enjoyed broad international support following the
October 7th massacre, which was the deadliest attack against Jews
since the Holocaust. But that goodwill has been replaced by
impatience and outrage as conditions in Gaza worsen.
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Personal note: Its a damn shame that so many innocent kids and
old times suffer from these interactions - and the world is watching
these events knowing that the cost will be high - and the end results - are shameful - that so many lives would be lost - and that even the
children who had to suffer over these issues.
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Indiscriminate battles always take the innocent while doing these
actions. Not intentionally - but it happens in every war!
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We The People of This World have to come terms with these actions
and all knowing the cost of instigating such a warfare.
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My heart goes out to those lost during these waring actions - and
the actual trouble makers must pay the price for undertaking such misfortune's - on the aged - and - the young ones!
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Many of us have served in lands where death is taken - and also
seeing the young innocent ones lying in the fields - is absolutely
heart breaking!
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R.I.P. to all that have fallen - you will not be forgotten!
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Boats