Antigovernment protesters block roads in Israel
Israeli antigovernment activists are continuing their protests for a second day, part of their declared “week of disruption” calling for new elections.
This morning, protesters blocked several highways and junctions in Israel, reports The Times of Israel. This includes Highway 1, the main road connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, posts on Israeli social media show.
High-school students in central Israel also staged walkouts as part of the protests, according to The Times of Israel. At 7pm (16:30 GMT), protesters will gather at the Knesset for a rally, after which they will march towards the residence of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s son targets Israel’s military in fiery Twitter post
Yair Netanyahu, the US-based son of the Israeli prime minister, has taken to Twitter to lash out at Israel’s military and intelligence services, who he suggests bear responsibility for the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Reacting to the Israeli High Court’s decision to suspend a probe into those institutions’ possible failings leading up to October 7, Yair Netanyahu wrote: “What are they trying to hide? If there was no treason, why are they so afraid for external and independent parties to check what happened?”
The junior Netanyahu, who actively comments on Israeli politics on social media, has faced scorn for staying in the US while hundreds of thousands have been called up to serve during the war.
His father has been strongly criticised for repeatedly refusing to take responsibility for his government’s failure to prevent the October 7 attack. Earlier in the war, the prime minister deflected blame onto Israel’s intelligence services.
