STORY: Hundreds of protesters gathered to demonstrate against the Israel-U.S. war against Iran in Tel Aviv on Saturday (March 28), many carrying signs opposing Israeli militarism and criticising the country's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Police and security forces moved to disperse the crowd shortly after the protest began at 19:00 local time (16:00GMT), sparking clashes.

Israel's Home Front Command defensive policy currently mandates a limit of 50 people at outdoor gatherings as the conflict with Iran continues.

The Tel Aviv protest marked the start of the fifth week of fighting in a war that appeared at risk of spreading further across the region on Saturday as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis entered the conflict, launching missiles at Israel.

"When it started I was also a little optimistic that it could bring change to Iran. I think I was very naive, but that’s what we’ve been told," said Tel Aviv resident Rachel Rembrandt.

"And then a few days in I realised it was going to be very long because there would be no endgame of actually changing the regime in Iran and then it would just go on and on and on and on until elections," Rembrandt said.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PROTESTER WITH MEGAPHONE SHOUTING / POLICE PUSHING OTHER PROTESTER AWAY

2. PROTESTERS AND POLICE OFFICER ARGUING

3. VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS PUSHING PROTESTERS

4. WOMAN SCREAMING AT POLICE OFFICER

5. MAN WALKING THROUGH CROWD SHOUTING (Hebrew): “Shame! Shame! Shame! We do not want the police of a dictator!”

6. PROTESTERS ON TEL AVIV’S HABIMA SQUARE

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 41 YEAR-OLD UNIVERSITY LECTURER, RO’EE LEVY, SAYING:

“I’m afraid that we won’t survive as a democracy. And we’ve seen that happen in other countries, you know, it happened in Hungary, the democratic backsliding, it’s happening in many other places. And that’s a huge fear. I want to live in a democracy. And I think kind of what you just saw here demonstrates that, kind of, the police deciding that we can’t even protest against the war. I think that’s a huge risk.”

8. PROTESTERS CHANTING

9. PERSON IN CROWD WITH AN ISRAELI FLAG

10. PROTESTERS ON SQUARE

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 42 YEAR-OLD TEL AVIV RESIDENT, RACHAEL REMBRANDT, SAYING:

“When it started I was also a little optimistic that it could bring change to Iran. I think I was very naive, but that’s what we’ve been told. And then a few days in I realised it was going to be very long because there would be no endgame of actually changing the regime in Iran and then it would just go on and on and on and on until elections (in Israel).”

12. PROTEST SIGN READING (Hebrew/Arabic/English): “STOP THE WAR”

13. VARIOUS OF ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS WITH SIGNS CHANTING

14. PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING (English): “ZIONISM IS DEATH”

15. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER DRUMMING ON DRUM THAT READS “FCK BENGVR”

16. PROTESTERS IN PINK HOLDING SIGNS

17. PROTEST SIGN SHOWING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, WEARING A CROWN WITH WORDING READING (English): “NO KING! TARITOR AND WAR CRIMINAL”

18. VARIOUS OF PROTESTER WEARING RUBBER DONALD TRUMP MASK AND WIG, HOLDING ISRAELI FLAG AND DOLL REPRESENTING BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AS A BABY

19. PROTEST IN PROGRESS ON HABIMA SQUARE BEFORE POLICE BEGAN TO DISPERSE THE CROWD