Thousands more will take part in national demonstrations over the war in Gaza and the failure to negotiate the release of captives.
Al Jazeera is reporting from outside Israel because it has been banned by the Israeli government.
At least nine people have been arrested during anti-government protests in Jerusalem, with more demonstrations expected in the coming days amid Israel’s war in Gaza and fighting with Hezbollah.
Police clashed with protesters near the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night, with Israeli media reports indicating that one of those detained was a family member of an Israeli prisoner held in Gaza.
Protesters have called for new elections, a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as an agreement to release prisoners held in the Palestinian enclave.
“Because of you we are dying, get out of our lives,” said a sign carried by protesters, with a photo of Netanyahu and bloody handprints.
Police used water cannons against protesters, and three people were reportedly sent to hospital for treatment, including a doctor wearing a vest who was injured in the eye.
Israelis have been gathering in Tel Aviv every Saturday night since the current conflict began in October, but this week tens of thousands of people poured into Jerusalem. Protesters in front of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, were joined by opposition leader Yair Lapid.
Organizers of anti-government protests have called for a “week of disruption.”
They also called on local authorities and business leaders to join the protests, with the aim of holding elections before the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7.
On Monday morning, families of Israeli captives participated in one of the committees within parliament, saying they are fed up with the lack of leadership and decision-making.
Pressure is mounting on Netanyahu, who dissolved the war cabinet on Monday after his rival Benny Gantz left it along with former army chief Gadi Eisenkot over the lack of a future plan for Gaza.
Reporting from Amman, Jordan, Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut said protesters are also demonstrating against the prolonged conflict with Hezbollah in the north, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of Israelis for months.
“Both sides have increased the pace of their attacks in recent weeks. The Israelis say they are not afraid of entering into an all-out conflict with Hezbollah. However, evacuees living in northern Israel have had their return date postponed until the end of August,” she said.
“These people’s demonstrations against the government are now taking place with protesters saying there is no plan to deal with the relentless fire at the border,” Salhut said.
Amir Oren, a columnist for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, said anger against the government was rising among Israelis displaced in the north by eight months of cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
“Public sentiment is now against the Netanyahu government, about three-quarters of the public is fed up with Netanyahu. They want him out. But there is no way to convert it into parliamentary power because he still has his 64-member coalition intact,” Oren told Al Jazeera.
“Until then there are cracks in this coalition, the cries of hostage families and [northern Israel] displaced will have no effect.”
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