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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu three days before Israeli election
Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on Saturday, 24 October, calling for a state inquiry into the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack. The rally, organised by the October Council, comes before the general election on Tuesday, 27 October, in which Netanyahu seeks another term.
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In brief
Israel votes on Tuesday, 27 October, and Gadi Eisenkot challenges Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seeking another term after more than 19 years in office with interruptions.
El País reported tens of thousands at Hostages Square on Saturday, 24 October, while Al Jazeera and 20 Minuten reported thousands.
The October Council wants an independent state commission of inquiry into the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, which official Israeli figures put at about 1,200 people killed in Israel.
A rally in Hostages Square
Thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday, 24 October, in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, three days before the general election on Tuesday, 27 October. Estimates of the crowd differ: El País reported tens of thousands, while Al Jazeera and 20 Minuten wrote of thousands. The protest was organised by the October Council, a group founded by families of people taken to Gaza, and it drew former hostages, survivors of the Hamas attack and relatives of the dead.
Opposition leaders attended, among them Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar party, who is Benjamin Netanyahu's main centre-right rival, and Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats. Eisenkot was greeted with applause when he arrived. Thousands of ordinary citizens from across Israel joined them in the square.
What the protesters demanded
The organisers want an independent state commission of inquiry into the security failures before the 7 October 2023 attack. In a statement posted on X ahead of the rally, the October Council wrote:
“Three days before the election, we will hold the culminating event marking three years of struggle to uncover the truth, demand accountability and establish a state commission of inquiry.”
Banners read "The end of Netanyahu is near" and "Peace is the solution
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Sources and context
- EL PAÍSThousands of people call for the end of the Netanyahu government three days before the electionsMiles de personas piden el fin del Gobierno de Netanyahu tres días antes de las elecciones · original in Spanish
- der StandardMass protest in Israel against Netanyahu governmentMassenprotest in Israel gegen Netanjahu-Regierung · original in German
- 20 MinutenProtests in Tel Aviv: Thousands demand Benjamin Netanyahu three days before the electionProteste in Tel Aviv: Tausende fordern drei Tage vor der Wahl Benjamin Netanjahu · original in German
- Al Jazeera OnlineThousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov't days before election
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Israeli prime minister seeking another term in the general election
- Gadi Eisenkot
- Leader of the Yashar party and Netanyahu's main centre-right rival in the election
- Yair Golan
- Leader of The Democrats, who attended the rally
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