29.03.2026 23:30
Israeli police intervened in anti-war protests held in the capital, Tel Aviv. During the intervention, disproportionate force was used against an elderly woman who did not resist, and the moments were captured on cellphone cameras, causing a significant backlash in the country's agenda.
The Israeli police dispersed the crowd gathered in the capital Tel Aviv to protest the ongoing US-Israel attacks on Iran using force.
HUNDREDS OF ISRAELIS TOOK TO THE STREETS
Despite some surveys indicating that a large majority of Israelis support the attacks on Iran, hundreds of Israelis gathered in the symbolic Habima Square in Tel Aviv for an anti-war protest at the call of civil society organizations.
The demonstrators shouted slogans through megaphones against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, as well as their country's attacks on Iran and Lebanon, the genocide committed in Gaza, and the violations in the West Bank. Israeli protesters also carried banners highlighting the genocide in Gaza and stating that the attacks on Iran serve the interests of the Netanyahu government.
ISRAELI POLICE INTERVENED: MANY ARRESTS
Shortly after the Israeli police announced that "the demonstration violated the gathering restrictions declared by the Israeli army's internal front command," they intervened in the area where the demonstrators had set up to speak.
The scuffle between the Israeli police, who wanted to remove the demonstrators from the area, and the protesters who regrouped in the region lasted for about an hour. The Israeli police announced that a large number of demonstrators had been arrested.
POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST ELDERLY WOMAN
Meanwhile, the Israeli police's harsh intervention received significant attention in the country's agenda. The disproportionate force used against an elderly woman who was to be arrested drew reactions. Moments when the woman, who showed no resistance, was subjected to violence by the Israeli police for no apparent reason were captured on a cellphone camera.