Tel Aviv rally caps a day of protest in Israel

 

rom Dana Karni and CNN's Jonny Hallam

Protesters march along the streets of Haifa, Israel, carrying Israeli flags and yellow flags for the hostages. The sign says "Enough with the wars" following Israel's 12-day conflict with Iran and the war in Gaza, which has surpassed 630 days. The red flag is an anti-government protest symbol.

Eilat Markovitch

The large rally happening now in Tel Aviv comes at the end of a day of protest in Israel, with several smaller demonstrations held across the country demanding an end to the war in Gaza and return of Israeli hostages.

In the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, demonstrators held up signs demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave office.

“The war must end, the hostages must return, the government must fall!” one read. “How much more blood will be spilled before the guilty one goes?” read another.

At Alonim Junction in northern Israel, demonstrators held up hands covered in red paint and chanted, “We have no soldiers for the wars for Netanyahu’s welfare.”

In the central Israeli city of Ness Ziona, protesters held a large banner that simply said: “End this f***ing war.”