28.03.2026 23:00
As anti-war voices rise in Israel, police intervention marked the protest held in Tel Aviv. The crowd, gathered to respond to attacks on Iran, was dispersed by a harsh intervention from security forces. The demonstrators declared Netanyahu and Trump as war criminals.
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Tel Aviv to protest Israel's military operations against Iran and in the region. While the Israeli police intervened in the anti-war demonstration, many individuals were detained.
PROTEST AT HABIMA SQUARE
Demonstrators gathered at Habima Square, one of Tel Aviv's symbolic locations, at the call of civil society organizations.
The protesters condemned attacks on Iran and Lebanon, as well as policies in Gaza and the West Bank, targeting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Carrying banners expressing reactions to the attacks in Gaza and operations against Iran, the demonstrators declared Netanyahu and Trump war criminals while chanting slogans with megaphones.
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ALSO JOINED
Palestinian-Israeli member of parliament Eyman Avde and Israeli member of parliament Ofer Cassif also participated in the demonstration.
During a statement made amid the police intervention, Cassif noted that the events were a result of a process they had long warned about, stating, "The ongoing genocide in Gaza, the policies in the West Bank, and the wars in the region are interconnected."
POLICE INTERVENED HARSHLY
The Israeli police intervened shortly after announcing that the demonstration was violating "gathering restrictions."
The scuffle between the protesters and the police lasted about an hour. Some protesters were detained during the intervention.
NUMBER OF DETENTIONS REVEALED
The police announced that 13 people were detained during the protest in Tel Aviv, while 5 people were detained in a demonstration held in Haifa at the same time.
"THIS WAR IS NOT IN ANYONE'S INTEREST"
Israeli Member of Parliament Ofer Cassif stated that the attacks on Iran are not in the interest of either Israel or the region, calling for a diplomatic solution.
Cassif described the support for war from a large portion of Israeli society as "sad and disappointing."
STRONG REACTIONS FROM PROTESTERS
Some of the demonstrators argued that Netanyahu should be tried at the International Criminal Court.
An Israeli participant in the protest said, "The only winners of this war are political leaders. We are against war and occupation."
POLL RESULTS VARY
On the other hand, according to a survey by the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), 78.5% of Israelis support attacks on Iran.