Israeli hostage deal protests

Israeli hostage deal protests
Israeli hostage deal protests
Part of Gaza war protests in Israel
	Top to bottom, left to right: September 2024 Israel hostage deal protests; Demonstration against the dismissal of defense minister Yoav Gallant; Israeli protesters light a bonfire on Ayalon highway;
Date	November 2023 – present
Location	Israel, mainly: HaKirya Kaplan Interchange; Hostages Square; ; Knesset; Beit Aghion;
Caused by	Refusal of Benjamin Netanyahu to announce a ceasefire and prisoner exchange; Police brutality against protesters;
Methods	Demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance, online activism, riots, hunger strikes
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Protesters (anti-government, pro-hostage deal) Hostages and Missing Families Forum; Kaplan Force; We Are All Hostages; Black Flag; Brothers in Arms; Standing Together; UnXeptable; Hofshi Beartzenu; Women Wage Peace; Movement for Quality Government in Israel; Opposition of Israel The Democrats; Yesh Atid;	Cabinet of Israel Likud; Otzma Yehudit; Religious Zionist Party; United Torah Judaism; Shas; Supported by:; Counterprotesters (pro-government)
Einav Zangauker; Yair Golan; Gilad Kariv; Naama Lazimi; Gonen Ben Itzhak;	Benjamin Netanyahu; Itamar Ben-Gvir;
Casualties
Injuries	34+ protesters (1 critically); 15 police officers
Arrested	1,004+
Detained	4

Since November 2023, a series of demonstrations, instances of civil disorder, and riots have taken place in Israel against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, primarily sparked by the Gaza war and the hostage crisis. The protests aim to pressure Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire and reach a hostage deal. The protests began sporadically at the onset of the war but have grown significantly in size and intensity, culminating in massive gatherings across various Israeli cities.

On 1 September 2024, after six hostages were found killed in the Gaza Strip, the protest organizations announced a day of demonstrations, with more than 500,000 people having protested throughout the country and outside of it for a hostage deal. The Histadrut went on a day of strike the following day.