Several hundred people attended the demonstration at Habima Square in Tel Aviv calling for an end to the war, in between sirens warning of incoming missiles from Iran and from Yemen.
Israeli wartime restrictions currently limit gatherings in public areas to 150 people. But in response to an appeal, supreme court justices on Saturday evening issued an interim ruling saying at least 600 people would be allowed to gather at Habima Square and 150 at each of several other locations across the country.
At around 8pm, police declared the demonstration unlawful, claiming there were “hundreds more than the court ordered” at the protest.
Police officers forcibly removed protesters from the square and arrested at least 17.
