Hundreds of Israelis protest against war, clash with police

Hundreds of Israeli protesters gathered in Tel Aviv and some other cities on Saturday to protest the war in the Middle East, in unauthorised demonstrations that security forces sought to disperse.



Weekly protests against the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran on February 28 have been taking place in Tel Aviv and other major cities, initially drawing only a few dozen participants.



Numbers now appear to be rising, though far from the tens of thousands who filled Tel Aviv’s streets last year to protest the war in Gaza.



Several former parliamentarians and prominent left-wing organisations joined Saturday’s rallies, including Standing Together, Peace Now and Women Wage Peace.



Footage showed law enforcement officers removing demonstrators in Tel Aviv. Similar scenes were filmed by activists in the northern city of Haifa.