Protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv after Netanyahu dismisses Gallant as Israeli defense minister

(5 Nov 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jerusalem - 5 November 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of protesters gathered next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, UPSOUND (Hebrew): "Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) is a threat to the security of the country."
2. Various of protesters holding hostage posters and Israeli flags
3. Close of tambourine
4. Protester holding sign reading, (Hebrew) "Traitor"
5. Close of hostage poster
6. Wide of demonstration

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv, Israel - 5 November 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
7. Demonstrators with flags and fire on highway
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alma Kenan, protester:
"I am here to protest for the democracy here in Israel after Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) fired (Former Defense Minster Yoav) Gallant, just to keep himself safe and not to keep this country safe, in the midst of this war while all the hostages are still held hostage, while the soldiers keep fighting for this country every day, and he is only looking out for himself, for his future, for his seat, for him to continue to be the Prime Minister, for no one to be able to investigate him for all the crimes he has done during this war."
9. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Hebrew) "Netanyahu bring them (the hostages) back alive."
10. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Talia Peled, protester:
"It is forbidden to be silent on this, every citizen in this country can't stand still for this issue. The test is not what happened tonight, the test is what will happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
11. Various wide shots of protest ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++
STORYLINE:
Protesters demonstrated outside Benjamin Netanyahu's residence and blocked a highway in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after the Israeli Prime Minister dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement.

About 1,000 people demonstrated outside Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem Tuesday evening.

The crowd held Israeli flags and posters of hostages, blew whistles and pounded drums.

Their chants included: "Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) is a threat to the security of the country."

Protesters also gathered and blocked roads in several other spots across the country, following the announcement.

Thousands of protesters gathered in central Tel Aviv, blocking the city's main highway.

"I am here to protest for the democracy here in Israel after Bibi (Benjamin Netanyahu) fired (Former Defense Minster Yoav) Gallant, just to keep himself safe and not to keep this country safe," Alma Kenan, a protester said in Tel Aviv.

"While the soldiers keep fighting for this country every day, he is only looking out for himself, for his future, for his seat, for him to continue to be the Prime Minister," she added.

In the early days of the war, Israel's leadership presented a unified front as it responded to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. But as the war has dragged on and spread to Lebanon, key policy differences have emerged.

While Netanyahu has called for continued military pressure on Hamas, Gallant had taken a more pragmatic approach, saying that military force has created the necessary conditions for at least a temporary diplomatic deal that could bring home hostages held by the militant group.

Many of the families of the hostages, along with tens of thousands of people who have joined anti-government protests, accuse Netanyahu of scuttling a deal in order to maintain his hold on power.


Opposition groups called for mass protests late Tuesday.

A previous attempt by Netanyahu to fire Gallant in March 2023 sparked widespread street protests against Netanyahu.






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