The opinion polls indicate that the majority of the Israelis favors a complete termination of hostility to Gaza to ensure the release of a maximum of 24 living hostages and the bodies of over 30 others still in Gaza. But politically, Mr. Netanyahu depends on the far -right members of his government coalition who pressed for the resumption of fighting, with the aim of fully defeating Hamas.
The protests were initially requested on Wednesday after Mr. Netanyahu announced that he was moving to fire Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet, the Israeli domestic intelligence agency, citing a lack of personal trust with each other. This has raised public concerns that future appointments could be based on loyalty.
The demonstrators closed the main highway in Jerusalem during the hours of the morning as they marched in the city in scenes that recall the social and political upheaval that broke the country in the months preceding the war on the government has planned to curb the powers of the judiciary. At the time, the Israeli security garments and experts said that the internal conflict contributed to the vulnerability of Israel and encouraged its enemies.
The Centrist leader of the Israeli parliamentary opposition, Yair Lapid, invited people to join the protests in a post on social media on Wednesday morning.
“This government does not stop at Red,” he wrote. “The only solution is the unit, not silent, submissive or false, but the unit of an entire nation that joins and says: enough!” He added: “This is our moment, our future, our country. Take the streets!”
Wonder, 45 years old, traveled from the north of Israel with his mother to join the protest. “The government does not act in the best interest of the people”, he added, adding, “instead, they are serving their political interests to stay in power”.
The government has long faced the widespread anger by the demonstrators who believe that the hostages must be reported at any cost. Mr. Netanyahu defended the surprise attack on Gaza Tuesday, who killed more than 400 people, such as the opening of opening in a Hamas pressure campaign in releasing more hostages after weeks of unsuccessful negotiations.
From now on, he said, Israel will increase his military action against Hamas and the negotiations will take place “only under fire”.