Earlier on Saturday, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum released a statement calling on the State of Israel to stop the war in exchange for a comprehensive deal for the hostages.
On Saturday evening, thousands of protesters rallied around the country to protest the government and call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The state commission of inquiry that will inevitably be established after the Gaza war to investigate what led to the colossal failure of October 7 will look at the rampant disunity that prevailed.
In the brief video, the suspect and the women can be seen shouting at each other before he punches her in the head, and then bystanders intervene, separating the two.
By examining the online discourse, researchers found its main perpetrators to be influencers who support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including media personalities and Likud activists.
The soldier reportedly claimed that his commanders approved his participation in the protest. In response, the IDF said it will examine the claims after Yom Kippur.
Protest leaders: "We will not allow Netanyahu to turn Israel into a dangerous messianic dictatorship, taking us to a constitutional crisis."