Overview
- Bereaved families and the Standing Together movement blocked roads, staged work stoppages, and dyed fountains red across multiple cities including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba.
- Police said they made seven arrests as protesters briefly shut the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv and poured red dye into public pools and fountains.
- At least 36 Arab citizens have been killed since the start of the year, while police told lawmakers there were at least 241 Arab-community homicides in 2025 compared with 47 among Jewish Israelis.
- Demonstrators accuse the government and police of failing to curb violence and some leaders called for the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- Authorities and analysts link the killings to entrenched organized crime, loan-sharking, and widespread illegal firearms, while police cite difficulties securing evidence and witness cooperation.