Protesters once again took to the streets of Tel Aviv, Caesarea and Haifa on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and early elections.
Demonstrators also called for the release of all Israeli hostages held in Gaza ahead of the six-month mark of hostilities.
Many people waved Israeli flags and held up signs with images of hostages, calling on the government to bring them home alive.
In Tel Aviv, protesters were heard chanting:
Other protesters were seen by a CNN team on the ground holding flags and banners, with one reading, “The government that destroyed the country and tore the nation apart.”
Another banner called for the “division of religion and state,” and one stated that “Netanyahu is dangerous to Israel.”
Protesters in Haifa called the government a failure, saying Netanyahu is “guilty, guilty, guilty.”
“Elections now!” read one banner held by a protester.
A protester was arrested for punching and injuring a police officer during an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, Israeli police said in a statement.
