Protests have erupted in Israel against the war launched by Israel and the US against Iran, initially attracting only a few dozen participants.

The numbers now appear to be rising, although they are a far cry from the tens of thousands who filled the streets last year to protest the war in Gaza.


A number of former parliamentarians and prominent left-wing organizations joined the rallies, including Standing Together, Peace Now, and Women Wage Peace.

Footage showed law enforcement officers removing demonstrators in Tel Aviv.

Similar scenes were filmed by activists in the northern city of Haifa.



Under wartime security guidelines, gatherings of more than 50 people are banned in Israel, as the country faces daily barrages of rockets and missiles from Iran and Lebanon.

A spokesman for one of the organizing groups said the protests were not authorized.

In Tel Aviv, security forces reportedly pushed back protesters, knocking some to the ground.



Organizers from the Jewish-Arab activist group Standing Together said in a statement that police had been "instructed to make arrests and remain silent," adding that "the government fears the expansion of the protest movement."

"We're four weeks into the war and no one really knows what the goal is," Yoram said.

Otherwise, public support for war against Iran remains high in Israel.

A poll released Friday by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 78% of Jewish Israelis support the war. /Telegraph/