by Noah Lehmann and TOI staff
(Sept. 5, 2024) – Violent clashes between Israel Police and thousands of demonstrators brought to an end the fourth consecutive night of anti-government, pro-hostage deal demonstrations on Tel Aviv’s Begin Street on Wednesday, September 4.
A group representing people arrested at anti-government demonstrations said at least four protesters were arrested.
Police announced the protest was a public nuisance and that drums and megaphones would be confiscated, despite it being an hour before sound pollution laws kicked in.
They shoved protesters, violently detaining one after snatching his megaphone, even though he wasn’t using it.
One officer shoved a Times of Israel reporter trying to capture the arrest on video, hitting him on the side of the neck and knocking the phone out of his hand.
It marked the second time in three days that such an incident had taken place after an officer placed his hand on the throat of another Times of Israel reporter and shoved him backward at a Jerusalem protest on Monday.
The Hostages Families and Missing Persons Forum, the main group representing hostages held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip, said in a statement: “The ministers of the Israeli government bear the joint responsibility for the fate of the abductees who were abandoned on October 7 and have been languishing for 334 days in the captivity of Hamas.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced mounting accusations that he is avoiding agreeing to a deal with Hamas to free the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in order to satisfy far-right elements in his coalition who have threatened to bring down the government if Israel ends the ongoing war before Hamas is destroyed.
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