Protests

Police clash with combat veteran demonstrators outside Knesset, punch protest leader

The protests, which have been ongoing in recent weeks, demand government action to assist soldiers in coping with trauma resulting from their military service. 

Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.
The Education Committee, chaired by MK Yosef Taieb (Shas) and attended by Education Minister Yoav Kisch on August 13, 2025.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch responds to hostage family speeches by playing music at them

A sign is seen at a "Mexico for Palestine" protest in Mexico City, calling for the end of the war in Gaza and severing Israel-Mexico relations.

1,000 protesters take part in 'Mexico for Palestine' march, call to sever ties with Israel

Protesters are seen lighting a bonfire outside Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv during a massive nationwide protest, on August 17, 2025.

Activists light bonfire outside Likud's Tel Aviv headquarters


Hostage protests: Fighting each other is what Hamas wants - editorial

Even in all of this darkness, there is still the value of human dignity and holding space for those we disagree with; that is not a negotiable value to lose.

Police tackle protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel after families of hostages have called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, August 17, 2025.

IDF tanks seen advancing to Gaza City, Hamas reportedly agrees to ceasefire deal

Hostage families call for new nationwide strike, protest for Sunday • Palestinians start evacuating Gaza City • Trump: We'll only see return of hostages when Hamas is destroyed.

Protesters are sprayed with water as police try to disperse them during a protest, after families of hostages called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.

Israel hostage protests: Should the pressure be on Hamas or the gov't? - analysis

Sunday’s strikes, roadblocks, and protests - though they disrupt life in Israel - are unlikely to move Hamas toward releasing anyone; if anything, they encourage Hamas to dig in further.

People react as siren sounds following a missile launch towards Israel from Yemen, according to the Israeli military, during a protest to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 17, 2025.

Military announces new, last-ditch plan to re-enlist draft-dodgers

The new option will be available for draft dodgers until this coming Thursday.

 Haredi men are seen protesting the effort to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF.

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Israel’s many current wars: In Gaza, the region, the world, and within - opinion

The war in Gaza is a microcosm of a much larger and more complex world in which we are part, and more and more alone.

SOLDIERS STAND at the entrance to a tunnel leading to Egypt, in the Philadelphi Corridor area in the southern Gaza Strip, last year. For both Israelis and Palestinians, this is a war of self-definition, says the writer.

Nationwide hostage protests: 39 arrested, drivers attack demonstrators

In Jerusalem, protesters blocking the tunnel opening to Highway 16 were sprayed with a water cannon by police to try to clear out the road for traffic.

Israelis block road 1 near Latrun, while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 17, 2025.

Gov’t ministers, coalition MKs condemn nationwide protests, opposition affirms support

President Isaac Herzog spoke at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, where he said, "There is not a single Israeli who does not want the hostages home."

Israelis block road 1 near Latrun, while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 17, 2025.

'A stain on each member of this gov't': Israel braces for nationwide protests for hostage deal

Several major highways across Israel, including Highway 1 and the Ra'anana Junction, were blocked by protesters as the nationwide day of solidarity in support of the Gaza hostages commenced.

An Israeli flag displaying photos of the remaining hostages was unfurled at Hostages Square on August 17, 2025, at 6:29 a.m.

Greek FM condemns ad for anti-Israel protests on its official embassy in Luxembourg social media

The ministry's spokesman emphasized that the content of the post "does not represent the official position of our country," in a statement on Tuesday.

Pro-Palestinian protesters shout slogans at Syntagma Square during a protest, part of demonstrations taking place across Greece, in Athens, August 10, 2025.

Air Force chief must be reprimanded for shaking protester's hands, Almog Cohen charges

The appeal follows a social media video showing a demonstration outside Tomer Bar’s home, in which he is seen shaking hands with a protester holding anti-government signage.

Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar and IDF chief Eyal Zamir seen in operational assessments during the war with Iran, June 13, 2025