Politics
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu days before Israeli election
October 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 1 hour
Thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday, three days before the Knesset election, demanding an independent inquiry into the October 7, 2023 security failures.
- The October Council, founded by families of those killed and captives taken to Gaza on October 7, organized the march from Rabin Square to Hostages Square.
- Opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Avigdor Lieberman, Gadi Eisenkot, and Yair Golan joined the protest.
- Central Elections Committee head Noam Sohlberg rejected a Likud petition to block television coverage of the rally as election propaganda.
- Yair Golan said opposition parties would work from Wednesday to form an official investigation committee.


