Anti-War Protests Erupt in Israel Ahead of Gaza City Operation

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to expand operations in the Gaza Strip, rather than attempt to negotiate an end to the war under which Hamas would free its last hostages.

Organizers said that as many as half a million people attended the main rally at Tel Aviv’s “hostage square” in the evening, a massive turnout by Israeli standards.