Thousands of Israelis gather outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Jerusalem for protest against PM’s ‘mishandling’ of war with Hamas

• Israeli protesters blamed Netanyahu for Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7

Thousands of Israelis gathered outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Jerusalem for a protest against their Prime Minister’s handling of the war with Hamas. 

Demonstrators marched and chanted while holding Israeli flags and banners condemning Netanyahu and demanding he leave office last night. 

They held their Prime Minister responsible for Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel on October 7, in which some 240 captives were taken back to Gaza and about 1,400 people were killed. 

One protester, Rani Graff, said: ‘Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister of Israel [needs] to leave his job because he is the one responsible for the October 7 disaster, the biggest one we have in the history of Israel, where 1,400 people were murdered, and babies, women and children were kidnapped, raped and burnt to death. 

‘We need him to go, he is responsible, we need him to go now, yesterday.’

Israeli protesters gathered in front of the residence of their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, protesting against the Israeli government and holding banners showing his face

Israelis held posters and chanted ‘Guilty’ while one held an image of Netanyahu’s face covered in a bloodied hand print at the protest calling for his resignation 

They held their Prime Minister responsible for Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel on October 7

People held up signs demanding that their Prime Minister resigns immediately 

One sign read: ‘Netanyahu is the biggest disaster to the State of Israel’ 

READ MORE: Israeli hostages reveal how they ate rice and pita and slept on rows of plastic waiting room-like seats after being abducted by Hamas and held captive in Gaza

Another person held up a banner which read: ‘Netanyahu destroyed Israel.’ 

Other protesters reportedly chanted: ‘Because of you we are dead, get out of our lives.’ 

Israel’s military campaign has so far killed around 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza in retaliation to Hamas’ attacks, according to Palestinian medical authorities. 

Much of Gaza city has been reduced to rubble while about 5,000 children have been killed in Israel’s attacks. 

Israeli leaders have sworn to free all hostages as the military pursues their invasion of Gaza, according to an Israeli tally. 

Prison authorities in Israel announced early this morning that they had released 39 Palestinian captives after Hamas freed 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals in the latest stage of a four-day ceasefire. 

Family members of Israeli hostages described how their relatives ate rice and pita and slept on plastic seats after being abducted by Hamas.

Some protesters reportedly chanted: ‘Because of you we are dead, get out of our lives’ 

Israelis gathered in front of the residence of Netanyahu to protest against the Israeli government

Israeli leaders have sworn to free all hostages as the military pursues their invasion of Gaza, according to an Israeli tally

A woman holds up a sign while another shouts through a megaphone at the protest

Demonstrators marched and chanted while holding Israeli flags and banners condemning Netanyahu

Israel’s military campaign has so far killed around 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza

Hostages who were returned to Israel and reunited with their families on Friday night told their loved ones of how they were treated.

Keren Munder, her son and her grandmother were among those released after they were abducted from their relatives’ home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Ms Munder told her cousin that the hostages mostly ate rice and pita and slept on rows of plastic seats – like the ones used in waiting rooms.

She also said they would knock on the door when they needed the bathroom, but sometimes had to wait an hour and a half before they could go.

Merav Raviv, cousin of Keren, said her aunt Ruthie and Keren’s son Ohad were also taken, but their elderly uncle Avraham was taken separately.

The kidnapped family believed their frail uncle was murdered until Ms Raviv told them he had been taken hostage – but Keren’s brother Roi had been killed, she said. 

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