This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel Military engagements. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Military engagements. Impacts and repercussions. Other theaters Red Sea crisis. Attacks on U. Israel—Hezbollah conflict. Iran—Israel proxy conflict. Assassinations and deaths of prominent individuals. The Gaza war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. Since the war began on 7 October , the death toll has exceeded 40, Some of the protests have resulted in violence and accusations of antisemitism and anti-Palestinianism.
Research by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project indicated that from 7 October to 24 November , there were at least 7, pro-Palestinian protests and pro-Israel protests around the world. Israeli citizens participated in public protests related to war policies. 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. On 4 November, protests were held near Netanyahu's residence.
The Knesset criminalized the "consumption of terrorist materials" on 8 November. On 20 November, Kan 11 posted and then 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". On 25 November, protesters in Jerusalem called on Netanyahu to resign.
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. On 26 December , Israeli teenager Tal Mitnick was sentenced to 30 days in jail for refusing the draft for the war which he condemned as "a revenge campaign This comment was shared by one of several support groups for conscientious objectors to the IDF.
Some groups in Israel expressed support for the war. Dozens of rabbis signed a letter to Netanyahu and senior defence officials stating that "even when the enemy hides behind a human shield A group of doctors called "Doctors for the Rights of Israeli Soldiers", signed a statement stating Israel had a "legitimate right" to bomb "terror nests and Hamas headquarters in the hospitals in Gaza ".
