This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.As a result of the Gaza war, nationwide protests have occurred across Israel, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils.

[3][4] A hostage-solidarity rally in Tel Aviv on 14 October criticized the government's handling of the war and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign.

[15][16] On 16 December, protesters set up tents outside the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv and stated they would not leave until the government took up hostage negotiations again.

[18][19] Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that "hundreds of families of the hostages in Gaza gathered in central Tel Aviv to demand the government to immediately conclude a deal to release them.

[21] At an anti-government rally, former-IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz stated victory would only be achieved when Netanyahu stepped down.

[22] At a Tel Aviv rally on 26 December, protesters called for an immediate ceasefire and stated it was the government's responsibility to get all 129 hostages back alive.

[24] In an interview, the protest leader stated the movement's goals were a ceasefire, the return of the hostages, and "an end to the killing of innocent people in Gaza.

[41] Protesters blocked Begin Street in Tel Aviv on 15 February in opposition to Netanyahu pulling out of hostage release negotiations.

[45] In March, an anti-war demonstrator in Tel Aviv stated, "The only victory is to stop the war, to save the lives of 20 or 30,000 more innocent Gazans and more than 100 hostages".

[51] To mark the six-month anniversary of the 7 October attack, an estimated 50,000 people gathered in Jerusalem on 7 April to demand the immediate return of hostages.

Additional rallies were held that day in New York City, Berlin, London and Washington D.C. with participants joined by family members of hostages.

[67] Oren Ziv, a journalist for +972 Magazine, posted a video on social media showing police confiscating an anti-war banner on 27 January 2024 that stated "stop the genocide".

[78] In one instance, a high school principal faced suspension for sharing a Haaretz article that criticised the insufficient coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on Israeli media.

[80] Ben-Gurion University stated it would seek more severe punishment for a Palestinian student who was ordered to perform community service after sharing a social media post challenging some of the events of 7 October.

[95] On 21 December 2023, activists attempted to block the Kerem Shalom border crossing to prevent humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.

[117] It was reported in mid March 2024, that Israeli border officers had allowed protesters to disrupt humanitarian aid convoys for weeks at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

However, at the end of February 2024 it was reported that due to mounting international pressures and condemnation they have created a closed military zone, which has still attracted protestors.

[124] On 28 October, a mob of far right Israelis gathered at Netanya Academic College chanting “death to Arabs” at Palestinian students living in the campus dormitories who they claimed had thrown eggs on Jewish girls.

[126] In January 2024, a video of IDF reservists protesting while on active duty went viral, showing the soldiers displaying a banner on their armored vehicles criticizing the government for not attacking Gaza with more intensity.

[128] Harbu Darbu, a pro-war song that urged the bombing of Gaza and threatened Bella Hadid and Dua Lipa, reached the top of the Israeli charts.

[129] In July 2024, Israelis stormed military bases in support of soldiers who were arrested for allegedly sexually abusing detainees at the Sde Teiman detention camp.

[132] They stormed the facility's gates chanting "shame" and unsuccessfully tried to break into both Sde Teiman and the Beit Lid military base.

[136] In August 2024, the Israeli military extended the closed area around the Gaza border, following reports that settler activists were planning a Tisha B'av prayer demonstration.

[137] On 15 October, communications minister Shlomo Karhi proposed emergency regulations allowing for the arrest of individuals who hurt "national morale.

[144] On 20 November, Israeli public broadcaster Kan posted and shortly after deleted a video produced by a private NGO, showing children who were evacuated from Gaza envelope settlements singing "we'll eliminate them all and go back to plowing our fields".

"[146][147] On 23 November, ahead of the hostage-swap, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated that any "expressions of joy" related to the release of Palestinian prisoners was "equivalent to backing terrorism.

[150][151] The IDF ruled on 1 January 2024 that Palestinian activist Monder Amira could be held without trial for four months for his Facebook posts, which he stated weren't his.

[86] In a social media post, MK Ahmad Tibi condemned statements by far-right politicians, stating, "Here today, Israel is being sued in The Hague, the lawsuit cites countless members of the Knesset.

The White Robes, an organization which numbers in the hundreds, decried the letter as a "provocative pamphlet by an extremist minority", stating that "calls for indiscriminate destruction and killing, even if justified militarily, are not part of the medical ethical code".

[163][164] In May 2024, Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Advisor, speaking about Israeli settlers who blocked aid from Jordan, spilling supplies to the ground, said, "It is a total outrage that there are people who are attacking and looting these convoys... this is completely and utterly unacceptable behaviour.