Tel Aviv's streets fill up with over 1 lakh protestors; demand Netanyahu's resignation, hostage-exchange deal with Hamas

Protesters in Tel Aviv expressed their opposition to the government and called for early elections, along with demands that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed and a hostage-taking agreement with Hamas, according to the Times of Israel.

The demonstrators assert that Saturday's event was the biggest since October 7 and estimate that 120,000 people attended in Tel Aviv alone, however, this number is still unconfirmed.

Similar demonstrations took place in different parts of the country, and on Begin Street in Tel Aviv, passionate speeches were delivered by people. Sources, also claim that Israeli Police also attacked the protestors.

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Since the anti-judicial makeover movement began last January, demonstrations at Democracy Square, the crossroads of Begin Road and Kaplan Street, have become a regular occurrence. However following the terror attack by Hamas on October 7, which resulted in many casualties and abductions.

Following Biden's intervention, thousands of people in Jerusalem marched toward the President's Residence with the original goal of staging an anti-government demonstration. The goal was to secure a hostage agreement. Chants echoed across the city streets, thanking Biden for his efforts to bring the violence to a stop and requesting the safe return of the captives.

Meanwhile, a joint statement from Qatar, the United States, and Egypt urged Israel and Hamas to finalize the agreement embodying the principles outlined by President Biden on May 31.

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