Israeli police suppressed a protest against the war on Gaza on Thursday evening in Haifa's Prisoners' Square, arresting 23 demonstrators.

Local sources reported that police officers assaulted a number of protesters, knocking them to the ground, and arrested at least 23 of them. They also tore down and confiscated banners. Police also chased demonstrators through the streets of the German Quarter.

The rally was held under the slogan: "From Haifa to Gaza, one blood and one destiny." Protesters held up signs denouncing the ongoing war on Gaza, including "Stop the war."

They also chanted slogans demanding an immediate end to the war and the lifting of the siege on the Gaza Strip.