On Saturday night, tens of thousands of Israeli demonstrators have come out to protest against the government and the handling of the hostages in Gaza. During the demonstration, a car is said to have driven into the crowd and at least five people are said to have been injured, one of them seriously, according to a Haaretz reporter. – The demonstrators are targeting Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war and if it is the case that he, the driver, is a counter-demonstrator, it shows how divided Israel is right now in terms of the handling of the war in Gaza, says Filip Jacobson, TV4 Nyheternas foreign reporter. Supposed to have been arrested The driver is said to have been told to drive around the protesters but did not listen to the police’s instructions. According to the Haaretz reporter, the driver has been arrested. During the evening it has been noisy at the place. Among other things, a female police officer is said to have been beaten by one of the demonstrators. The text is updated.
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