Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote

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Thousands of people rallied in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three days before a general election widely seen as a referendum on his leadership. The October Council, founded by families of victims and hostages taken in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, organized the demonstration to demand accountability for the security failure.

Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was organised by the October Council, a group founded by the families of victims and hostages taken by Palestinian militants on October 7, 2023, to demand accountability for the failure to prevent the Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war.