Protesters rally outside Israeli ministers’ homes
Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the homes of Israeli government ministers to mark two years since the start of the war on Gaza, demanding an end to the fighting and the return of captives, Haaretz reported.
Members of the group Mothers on the Frontline rallied outside Defence Minister Israel Katz’s home in Kfar Ahim, calling for what they described as an end to “needless risks” to soldiers’ lives.
“Enough with the war! Our boys are worn out and exhausted. The missions assigned to them in Gaza are putting their lives in danger for no reason,” a protester said.
In Haifa, Boaz Zalmanovich, whose father Arye’s body remains held in Gaza, addressed a crowd outside the home of Likud lawmaker Ariel Kallner.
Police reportedly confiscated megaphones from demonstrators outside the home of Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman in Rehovot, leading to clashes with protesters.
Demonstrations were also held outside the homes of Justice Minister Yariv Levin in Modi’in, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel in Tel Aviv, Transport Minister Miri Regev, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Nes Ziona.
Two years into its war on Gaza, Israel is fractured, isolated: Analysts
Two years into its war on Gaza, having killed more than 67,000 people, forced a famine upon countless others and attacked its neighbours repeatedly, Israel stands isolated on the world stage and divided at home, analysts say.
Taking the podium at the UN General Assembly last month, Netanyahu faced a mass walkout over what has been termed Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Internationally, Israel is arguably more isolated and more reliant on the absolute support of the US than ever as allies like the UK, France and even Germany condemn its war on Gaza.
At home, two years of war have shattered the image of what observers long described as a progressive liberal democracy, replacing it with something much darker, forbidding and extreme.
