Israeli protesters block road, light fire near Likud Headquarters in Tel Aviv
The fire outside Likud headquarters on Saturday night came after an estimated 150,000 Israelis joined the protests
Israeli police mounted on horses arrested several people as they broke up the protest
Arrests as Israeli police break up antigovernment protest in Tel Aviv
Israeli police arrested three people in Tel Aviv as they dispersed a crowd of antigovernment protesters blocking the road near the headquarters of Netanyahu’s Likud party, according to The Times of Israel.
The Israeli newspaper cited the Israeli police as saying that the protesters blocked the road setting fires and “endangering” passersby.
We must end the fighting: Former Israeli PM
Ehud Olmert has joined a chorus of voices criticising the government’s war strategy and calling for a ceasefire.
In comments carried by Israel’s Hayom newspaper, the former Israeli prime minister said Netanyahu had turned the world against Israel due to the violence unleashed in Gaza.
“The government has lost the support of the world during these months of stagnation,” said Olmert. “At first, everyone supported our response, but with all the destruction in Gaza, support for us eroded.”
Netanyahu has also lost the trust of the Israeli public, he said, who are frustrated by deepening insecurity in the country’s north and the failure to bring back the captives.
"We must end the fighting with an agreement under which all the abductees will be returned and an international force will enter the Gaza Strip and prevent the return of Hamas rule,” said Olmert.
Israelis protest calling for an end of the war in Tel Aviv, Saturday
