The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out early elections on Saturday night as thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv in an anti-government one protest.
Netanyahu's popularity plummets in polls after the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war in the Gaza Strip.
The anti-government protests that rocked the country for much of 2023 have largely subsided during the war. However, protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv again this evening calling for new elections, which are scheduled for 2026.
The crowd was much smaller than last year's mass protests, numbering in the thousands, according to local media. “I would like to say to the government that you have had your chance, you have destroyed what you can destroy. Now is the time for the people to fix everything, all the bad things you did,” said one protester, his head wrapped in an Israeli flag.
Netanyahu was asked at a news conference about calls within the ruling Likud party to hold early elections just as the war in the Gaza Strip ends. “The last thing we need right now is an election and the preoccupation with elections, as they will immediately divide us“, he said. “We need unity right now“, write down.
Source: News Beast
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