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SvennoJ on 05 September 2025
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Israelis mark 700 days since October 7 with protests across country

Israelis are holding protests across the country on Friday to mark 700 days since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks on southern Israel, calling for the remaining captives in Gaza to be released.

Activists have displayed a large “SOS” sign on the ground in Tel Aviv’s so-called Hostages Square, while a demonstration began outside the president’s residence in Jerusalem at 8am (05:00 GMT), The Times of Israel reports. More protests are expected in other locations to mark the date.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) group reported that more than 300 protests were recorded across Israel last month in response to Israel’s war on Gaza – the largest number yet and more than double July’s total.

Israeli hospitalised after police break up protest: Report

Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting that one Israeli has been taken to hospital after police broke up a protest calling for an end to the war and the release of the captives outside Education Minister Yoav Kisch’s house.

A journalist, Bar Peleg, posted on X a video of the moment the police snatched a megaphone from a protester and injured him as they arrested him.

Translation: Police officers forcibly snatch a megaphone from a protester outside Kisch’s house in Kefar Sava – he is injured and taken to hospital. The city of Kefar Sava and the streets of Israel are much safer now after this police treatment.