Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote

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Doran, M., & Tingle, L. (2026, October 24). Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-25/thousands-rally-in-tel-aviv-days-ahead-of-israel-election/107306000

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-24 · by Matthew Doran, Laura Tingle

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to rally against Benjamin Netanyahu and his government ahead of Israel's parliamentary election on Tuesday. The demonstrators called for an independent state commission to investigate the security failures leading to the October 7 attacks. Attendees voiced concerns about threats to Israeli democracy, demanding a change in leadership beyond just addressing the inquiry into recent events. Opposition leaders such as Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid attended the event, reinforcing calls for accountability and reform.
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Thousands of people rallied in Tel Aviv on October 24, 2026, three days before Israel's parliamentary election, protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding an independent state commission to investigate the security failures leading to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. The demonstration was organized by the October Council, a group founded by families of hostages taken during that attack, which has been advocating for accountability and truth since then. Protesters, including leaders from four main opposition parties, called for Netanyahu's removal amid concerns about Israel’s future direction and democracy under his leadership. Despite calls for an investigation, Netanyahu continues to refuse an independent inquiry into the events of October 7, 2023.

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“Both articles describe a single large anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv on October 24, 2026, ahead of an election.”
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“Article A describes a general trend of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and behavior in the lead-up to Israeli elections, while Article B reports on a specific rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu.”
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“The articles describe different rallies: one supporting the opposition leader Eisenkot in Modi'in and another protesting against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.”
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Matthew Doran
10 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Rabbi Elchanan Danino, whose son Uri was abducted and murdered in Hamas captivity, said an inquiry "will not bring our sons and daughters home, but it is necessary for the futures of our sons and daughters … and for the soldiers who are risking their lives for our existence here."
🔮 The popular businessman is a resident of Kiryat Shmona and, like many other Israelis, is preparing to vote in an election that will have a profound impact on the country after years of conflict and social upheaval.
🔮 Levine herself said she feared she wouldn't have survived the attack had she not been wearing a helmet and flak jacket.
🔮 "If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so," he wrote. "Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself.
🔮 Resolving the crisis might be impossible without a deal to end the broader war between Washington and Tehran — and even then, it is not entirely clear-cut.
🔮 Because if you lost your hope, nothing will change.
🔮 In early September, Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council announced it had finished interrogations of the men and would move to begin prosecutions.
🔮 "Once they get a wheelchair, they can get out and about, which would be wonderful."
🔮 In short: Three attacks the US and Israel carried out on Tehran in March may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International has said in a new report.
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🔮 Rabbi Elchanan Danino, whose son Uri was abducted and murdered in Hamas captivity, said an inquiry "will not bring our sons and daughters home, but it is necessary for the futures of our sons and daughters … and for the soldiers who are risking their lives for our existence here."
🔮 After cancelling planned election events, Mr Netanyahu arrived in Hebron to announce major retaliations in the neighbourhood where the attackers lived and warned that Israeli defence forces could broaden out their assault. "
🔮 In the past six days Trump has announced a deal to buy Russian diesel (long sanctioned by the US and, indeed, the subject of threats of sanctions on others who might buy it).
🔮 It would be easy to dismiss the erratic, contradictory and increasingly rapid changes in the proclamations from Donald Trump about Ukraine, and US diesel purchases from Russia, if it wasn't for the US making threats to Europe about cutting intelligence and military procurements to Ukraine.
🔮 But many might find themselves agreeing with his observation this week that the American ventures into Iraq this century have been a "very expensive excursion into hell".
🔮 This followed Polish prime minister Donald Tusk, citing intelligence assessments, telling the Polish parliament last week that Russia could launch "hybrid drone and missile strikes" against Poland and other NATO countries supporting Ukraine, while portraying them as accidental.
🔮 The move was followed by a collective statement from 12 governments — the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden — which said they would also either commit to or consider targeting trade with illegal settlements.
🔮 When Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong attended the United Nations General Assembly 12 months ago, it felt like something significant might be happening.
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Tomar said he was worried the country would be much more divided if Mr Netanyahu was returned to government, and this would cause a lot of tension between groups in the community Almost all others in positions of authority in the lead up to October 7 have lost their jobs or left, except the prime minister. Many Israelis hold him culpable.
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🔮 Rabbi Elchanan Danino, whose son Uri was abducted and murdered in Hamas captivity, said an inquiry "will not bring our sons and daughters home, but it is necessary for the futures of our sons and daughters … and for the soldiers who are risking their lives for our existence here."
2026-10-25 · ABC News (AU)
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote · assertive framing

Claims (37 extracted, 2 hedged)

In short: Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv in a final protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. asserted
thousands → rally → Netanyahu
The crowd heard calls for a commission of inquiry into the security failures that led to the October 7 attacks. asserted
that → hear → attacks
The election for the Israeli parliament occurs on Tuesday. asserted
election → occur → Tuesday
For two years they came to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv each week to demand their government do more to get their loved ones and friends home from captivity in Gaza. asserted
government → come → Gaza
Last night they came in their tens of thousands to demand an independent state commission of inquiry into how the greatest security breach in Israel's history, and as a result the greatest mass slaughter, had been able to occur in the first place. asserted
breach → come → place
Three days before an election regarded as the most pivotal in the country's history, those attending the rally were clear that there needed to be a change of government, not just to get their long-demanded inquiry but because they say Israel's democracy is under threat. asserted
democracy → regard → threat
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flatly refused to have an independent investigation into the events of October 7, 2023, after thousands of Hamas fighters surged across the border from Gaza. asserted
thousands → refuse → Gaza
Leaders of opposition parties have pledged an inquiry. asserted
Leaders → pledge → inquiry
Among those leaders who attended the rally were the main rival to Mr Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, as well as Avigdor Liberman, Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beiteinu and Yair Golan. asserted
rival → attend → Netanyahu
Mali Zender not only lost her daughter Noa on October 7, but as a head nurse at Sheba Hospital treated those hostages who did return from the tunnels of Gaza. "Not everyone has taken responsibility and we do not have answers," she said. asserted
she → lose → answers
A country cannot move forward without soul-searching. asserted
country → move → searching
Leaders cannot demand our faith without taking responsibility. asserted
Leaders → demand → responsibility
Rabbi Elchanan Danino, whose son Uri was abducted and murdered in Hamas captivity, said an inquiry "will not bring our sons and daughters home, but it is necessary for the futures of our sons and daughters … and for the soldiers who are risking their lives for our existence here." asserted
who → abduct → existence
Repeated cries of "shame" echoed through the sweltering Tel Aviv crowd. asserted
cries → echo → crowd
But it is not just the cause of getting an inquiry being demanded by many speakers who addressed the rally and many of those attending. asserted
who → get → those
Members of the crowd who spoke to the ABC repeatedly spoke of how they believe Israel's longest-serving prime minister represents a threat to Israel's democracy, to say there must be a change of government when the election for the Israeli parliament occurs on Tuesday. asserted
election → speak → Tuesday
"Our democracy is torn down and it's ridiculous that the government that is responsible for this horrible war and for letting us down so many months before is still there," Aviva Mimouni Bloch told the ABC. asserted
Bloch → tear → ABC
Her husband Yuval said: "Probably our greatest war now is against what is happening in our country, where people who are corrupt, incapable, cynical don't take any responsibility for what is going on." asserted
what → say → responsibility
Orr Rachlevsky said that "we've been fighting against the policies of this government who brought Israel into the worst place ever, experiencing the worst massacre of the Jewish people". asserted
who → say → people
"And this is the last week that we have, the last opportunity that we have to save our beloved country as our parents and grandparents built, to be a beacon of hope and justice and love of people and human beings. asserted
parents → have → people
And we will make this place a better place." asserted
place → make → ?
Asked if he was worried what would happen on Tuesday if the current government is returned to office, he said: "This will be the end of the Jewish country. asserted
This → ask → country
It might take a day or two days or a week or a year, but this will be the end. uncertain
this → take → day
It means that the country that my grandparents built is poisoned and beyond any repair. asserted
grandparents → mean → repair
But I don't believe this will happen." asserted
this → believe → ?
Ophir Baer said: "We have to make a change." asserted
We → say → change
Ophir and his wife had regularly come to rallies at the square, driving one and a half hours each time. asserted
Ophir → come → square
"We did it for many, many months every Saturday, and today it was clear that this is like three days before our big, big chance to make a difference and to actually make a change. asserted
this → do → change
So that's what we're doing. " asserted
we → do → what
If this criminal government, and it is the criminal government, if it would be up to me, I would put all 64 or later 68 Knesset members into jail because all of them are responsible for the people who died, for the people who were murdered, for the people who didn't come back alive when they could have rescued them a year earlier, at least. uncertain
they → put → them
"So I think we need a change after those years, after the failure of October 7. asserted
we → think → October
Teenagers Tomer Nahir and Zoya Malka are too young to vote on Tuesday but believe Israel needs a change. "We need to get rid of the corruption that's going around in the government," Tomer said. asserted
Tomer → vote → government
"I'm going to cry if Bibi will be chosen again, because I really hate what he's doing to our country and what is happening, and that's why I'm also here today," Zoya said. asserted
Zoya → go → country
Tomar said he was worried the country would be much more divided if Mr Netanyahu was returned to government, and this would cause a lot of tension between groups in the community Almost all others in positions of authority in the lead up to October 7 have lost their jobs or left, except the prime minister. Many Israelis hold him culpable. asserted
him → say → minister
He has said the only problem on October 7 was that no-one had woken him up when the attack started at 6:29am that day. asserted
attack → say → 6:29am
News stories have repeatedly documented instances where Mr Netanyahu was personally told of a looming threat from Hamas, threats he both ignored and did not pass on. asserted
he → document → Hamas
His long hold on power is also under threat because of a series of corruption charges, and because he attempted to circumscribe the powers of the Supreme Court, which many Israelis believe would have given the government untrammelled power. asserted
Israelis → attempt → power
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