Tel Aviv, Sept. 3 -- Protesters demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza set fires to garbage bins and occupied buildings in Jerusalem on Wednesday, prompting strong condemnation from Israeli government officials and police intervention to restore order.

The demonstrations, organised by families of the 48 remaining hostages abducted during Hamas's October 7 attack, spread across multiple locations in the Israeli capital, including outside the Knesset parliament, the National Library, and the residences of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.

Israeli police reported that activists set fire to trash bins and tires near Netanyahu's residence, causing damage to parked vehicles and forcing the ev...