A video collage showing thousands of unbridled protestors on the streets is going viral on social media site X(Twitter). Users are sharing this video collage and claiming that it is a civil war-like situation in Israel, Protests for the agreement with Hamas and demand to stop the war.

A user named Nadeem Ahmed shared this video and wrote: “Civil war-like situation in Israel, public attack on the Prime Minister’s residence, agreement with Hamas and demand to stop the war” (Translated to English)

Furthermore, other users also shared this video and made similar claims.

Fact-Check

To determine the reality of the above viral video, the DFRAC team converted it into some keyframes and reverse-searched it on Google. We found some media reports during this process.

Media reports from CNN, The Guardian and Reuters

A media report by CNN dated April 1, 2024, stated: “Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem over the weekend in the largest protests Israel has seen since the start of the war against Hamas a significant challenge to the increasingly embattled leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”.

The report further mentioned that demonstrators are angry at Netanyahu and his government for not having secured the release of all the hostages taken captive during the October 7 terror attack. Banners at the protests called on the Prime Minister to resign and for Israel to hold new elections”.

In addition, media reports from Reuters and The Guardian also cited similar facts concerning the above video collage.

Moreover, a media report from the New York Times published on April 2, 2024, stated: ” The protest and an authorized march started peacefully on Tuesday night but then turned into an unbridled “riot,” according to the Israeli police force. It said in a statement that hundreds of rioters had tried to break through barriers near Mr. Netanyahu’s house but were blocked by the police”.

Conclusion

It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check the viral video collage claiming protests in Israel demanding agreement with Hamas to stop the war is misleading as the demonstrators in these protests have demanded PM Netanyahu resign and new elections to be held in Israel.