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title: "Thousands of Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/31324/thousands-of-israelis-protest-against-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu
published: 2024-03-03T08:47:19Z
language: en
author: "Carolina Străjescu"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Thousands of Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

> Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv took part in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s handling of the war with Hamas on Saturday, Reuters reports.

Thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv took part in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s handling of the war with Hamas on Saturday, Reuters reports.

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The protesters gathered in the city’s Kaplan Junction with some singing and chanting anti-government slogans. Many called for the prime minister to do more to secure the release of 134 hostages being held in Gaza by Palestinian militants.

International pressure for a ceasefire has grown, with more than 30,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza offensive, according to Gaza health authorities, and the UN warning that a quarter of the population is one step away from famine.

Israel launched the offensive in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, in which 1,200 people were killed in Israel and another 253 abducted, according to Israeli tallies.