SHOTLIST:

TEL AVIV (AUGUST 23, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING SIGNS AND CHANTING SLOGANS

2. TWO PROTESTERS HOLDING PHOTOS OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN KILLED BY ISRAEL

3. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING BANNERS AND PHOTOS OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN KILLED BY ISRAEL AND CHANTING SLOGANS
TEL AVIV - AUGUST 23, 2025: Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday, Aug. 23, calling for an end to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Around 2,000 demonstrators gathered at Habima Square, carrying banners reading “Stop the Genocide,” “Don’t Kill Children from Gaza to Jenin,” and “Starvation Is a War Crime – Stop It.”

Protesters also held photographs of some of the approximately 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

Guy Margolin Aberjel, from Haifa, carrying a banner reading “Israel Kills a Child in Gaza Every 52 Minutes,” told Anadolu that the protest represents only a small fraction of Israeli society. “No matter how many protests, the war goes on. The genocide continues uninterrupted. Even globally, governments are not acting to stop it. In Israel, the government is all about genocide. I try to stand on the right side of history, for the weak and those being murdered. The world should be ashamed,” he said.

Aberjel added that meaningful change cannot come from within Israel. “We are maybe one percent of society. Fascism is growing fast. This protest was nearly canceled. The world must act—through boycotts, economic pressure, or other strong measures—because nothing stops. The genocide goes on.”

Suha Salman Musa, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, said the demonstration aimed to amplify voices against the war and the genocide. “We are protesting the genocide, the occupation, and the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank. Police tried to cancel our march, but we gathered here to make our voices heard. This is not just Palestinians; Jewish Israelis are joining to stand against this genocide,” she said.

Musa highlighted Gaza’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. “The UN has confirmed that Israel is using starvation as a weapon. Civilians, not Hamas fighters, are being killed. This is not another war, it is genocide. Children and hostages are starving and dying. We must prevent another Nakba for the Palestinian people.”

She called on the international community to act immediately. “Governments must stop this war, end the genocide, bring hostages back to their families, and halt the occupation of Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis together are calling on the world to intervene and stop what is happening now.”

The UN-backed monitoring body, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), reported that as of Aug. 15, famine in Gaza City had been confirmed.

Israel has killed more than 62,600 Palestinians in its ongoing genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, led to famine, forced migration and spread of disease.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.