Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Thursday on Gaza Street in Jerusalem, near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence. Clashes erupted between demonstrators and police, who attempted to suppress and disperse the protest by force.

For the second day in a row, protests continued in Jerusalem, demanding the release of Israeli prisoners, rejecting the ongoing war on Gaza, and opposing attempts to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

The demonstrators began their march from the Kiryat Hameshala (ministerial complex) area toward Netanyahu's residence, but police forces blocked their path several hundred meters from the house, setting up roadblocks and assaulting them to prevent them from advancing.

Some protesters attempted to breach the barriers, but police confronted them forcefully, using sewage hoses to spray them with polluted, foul-smelling water in an attempt to disperse them. Police also assaulted several protesters and arrested others.

Footage from the protest site showed a police officer pushing demonstrators to the ground, including the leader of the Democratic Party, Yair Golan. Another clip documented a police officer confiscating a loudspeaker from a female protester.

Police surrounded the group of protesters on both sides using water cannons, preventing them from crossing the barriers or even moving away from the confrontation site. Some were injured when they were exposed to the strong water currents from a very short distance away.

In a brief statement, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid condemned "the police's behavior and the assault on Yair Golan," saying, "It is not possible for a former deputy chief of staff and head of an opposition party to be harmed while demonstrating for Israeli democracy."

Lapid called on the police commissioner to "conduct an immediate investigation into the incident."

The government is scheduled to hold a meeting this evening to approve the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Bar, while proceedings to dismiss Baharav-Miara will resume at another meeting next Sunday, amid calls for an escalation of anti-government protests.

The morning hours witnessed a march organized by academics, starting from the Hebrew University's headquarters in Givat Ram and heading to Gaza Street. A number of activists also held a silent protest demanding the return of the prisoners, which was attended by family members of prisoners held in Gaza.

In the evening hours, demonstrators are expected to gather in large numbers in Jerusalem, with some intending to block major roads, similar to what happened last night when many protesters left their cars in the streets. In preparation, the Jerusalem Municipality has deployed cranes to tow protesters' vehicles.