Eight people were arrested for disrupting public order and causing damage to public and private property, the Israel Police announced.
By JNS
The area around the home of Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in Ramot Hashavim, near Hod Hasharon, was declared a closed military zone on Sunday after being vandalized amid recent anti-war protests.
The military order, which will remain in effect until Sept. 10, will be reassessed following a situational review, the IDF told local media.
According to a statement released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the decision was taken “based on professional and security considerations” and does not affect other parts of the community or residents’ daily life.
The move came after activists from the far-left Standing Together NGO, accompanied by self-described IDF members from the Soldiers for Hostages group, doused Zamir’s home with red paint on Aug. 31.
Protestors vandalize IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir’s Home in an act of domestic terror perpetrated by Activists From
“Standing Together”
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The paint symbolized “the rivers of blood that will be spilled if Israel invades Gaza again, endangering the hostages and killing innocent people,” according to a statement put out by Standing Together.
Eight people were arrested for disrupting public order and causing damage to public and private property, the Israel Police announced.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “extremist” vandals, saying that Zamir was leading the military “with morality and determination” as it works to defeat Hamas and return the hostages.
“Any attempt to harm him or his commanders must be denounced,” the prime minister said in a statement, adding: “I call on law enforcement authorities to bring the perpetrators of this despicable act to justice.”
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid Party) decried the vandals as well, calling them a “small minority of radicals. We stand behind the IDF, its commanders and fighters,” according to Israel’s Ynet outlet.
Netanyahu has faced heated rhetoric over the years that has sometimes crossed the line into threats, especially during the 2023 judicial reform debate.
Following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of, the same group of anti-Netanyahu activists again began demanding the ouster of his government, this time over the management of the war on Hamas.
