Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election

Opposition figures join Tel Aviv protesters demanding an independent October 7 inquiry.Published On 24 Oct 202624 Oct 2026Thousands of Israelis are protesting against the government and calling for an independent inquiry into the security failures that led to the October 7, 2023 attacks.Demonstrators rallied in the public plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, three days before Israel’s first general election since the genocidal war on Gaza began.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Lebanese sceptical Israeli polls will bring change, end occupation of southlist 2 of 3How Benjamin Netanyahu reshaped Israel’s institutionslist 3 of 3More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israel’s West Bank raidsend of listThe protest was organised by the October Council, a group founded by the families of captives taken to Gaza three years ago, to demand accountability for the government’s failure to prevent the Hamas attack that preceded the war.“Three days before the election, we will hold the culminating event marking three years of struggle to uncover the truth, demand accountability and establish a state commission of inquiry,” the October Council wrote on X ah...