Protestors commemorating 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.
Earlier on Thursday, Israel Police clashed with protesters outside the Knesset. They have arrested eight protestors who were blocking traffic, and the Ayalon Highway has reopened.
Protesters told Ynet that police were attempting to disperse them violently.
Israelis across the country commemorated the day with a moment of silence at 6:29 a.m. and protests at several junctions.
Yellow-clad protestors holding flags and signs in commemoration of the attacks blocked traffic at the Karkur Junction near Haifa.
“1,000 days. We won’t forget, and we won’t forgive,” read one sign outside the Knesset, while banners on the Ayalon Freeway read “1,000 days of shiva [mourning].”
A similar group stood at the Kabri Junction in the Galilee.
There, some protestors demanded a National Commission of Inquiry into the events of October 7, a call that has been rejected by the right-wing government since the attack.
“1,000 days of burying the truth,” read a banner held by two protestors.
Protesters have also gathered around the homes of prominent Knesset members, including Education Minister Yoav Kish in Hod Hasharon and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv.
Protesters outside Ohana’s home condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after remarks he made in an interview with Channel 14, in which he joked that all that’s changed for him since October 7 was losing a little weight.
Another group of protestors arranged for a “wake up call” at the home of Culture and Sports Minister, MIki Zohar, at 7:10 a.m.
“This is a psychopathic leader who, since October 7, has lost weight – that’s what he has been through since then. Zero in management, zero in responsibility, zero in leadership,” the protesters said.