Israeli PM Netanyahu dismisses election calls as thousands protest in Tel Aviv

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People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel's Tel Aviv..

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the idea of holding early elections, while thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv for an anti-government protest...

Netanyahu has seen his popularity plummet in opinion polls since Hamas October 7 attack that sparked the devastating war in Gaza...

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