Daniel Estrin

We spoke with several eyewitnesses who took part in the protests, who said people are fed up with all of the conditions that they're under from the war with Israel, from Israeli displacement orders. People feel that there are no more safe places to go. And people in Gaza tell us that demonstrators spontaneously went to the streets and demanded the fall of Hamas rule in Gaza.

We spoke with several eyewitnesses who took part in the protests, who said people are fed up with all of the conditions that they're under from the war with Israel, from Israeli displacement orders. People feel that there are no more safe places to go. And people in Gaza tell us that demonstrators spontaneously went to the streets and demanded the fall of Hamas rule in Gaza.

We saw a rare protest in 2019 by Palestinians protesting Hamas for their living conditions. That protest was quashed with arrests and beatings. And then during this war, we have seen open criticism by Palestinians accusing Hamas of not doing enough to protect them from Israel's retaliation for the October 7th attack in 2023.

We saw a rare protest in 2019 by Palestinians protesting Hamas for their living conditions. That protest was quashed with arrests and beatings. And then during this war, we have seen open criticism by Palestinians accusing Hamas of not doing enough to protect them from Israel's retaliation for the October 7th attack in 2023.

We saw a rare protest in 2019 by Palestinians protesting Hamas for their living conditions. That protest was quashed with arrests and beatings. And then during this war, we have seen open criticism by Palestinians accusing Hamas of not doing enough to protect them from Israel's retaliation for the October 7th attack in 2023.

But these protests we saw last week were rare and were daring and were definitely something new.

But these protests we saw last week were rare and were daring and were definitely something new.

But these protests we saw last week were rare and were daring and were definitely something new.

It's really hard to tell whether protests in Israel against the Israeli government and its policy of continuing the war will sway the Israeli government to change course. It's hard to say whether the anti-Hamas sentiment we saw on the streets in Gaza will convince Hamas to change course.

It's really hard to tell whether protests in Israel against the Israeli government and its policy of continuing the war will sway the Israeli government to change course. It's hard to say whether the anti-Hamas sentiment we saw on the streets in Gaza will convince Hamas to change course.

It's really hard to tell whether protests in Israel against the Israeli government and its policy of continuing the war will sway the Israeli government to change course. It's hard to say whether the anti-Hamas sentiment we saw on the streets in Gaza will convince Hamas to change course.

What we do know is that these protests on both sides come at a major inflection point in the war, where Israeli civilians and Palestinian civilians in Gaza were saying that they're fed up. Whether their leadership will listen to them is an open question.

What we do know is that these protests on both sides come at a major inflection point in the war, where Israeli civilians and Palestinian civilians in Gaza were saying that they're fed up. Whether their leadership will listen to them is an open question.

What we do know is that these protests on both sides come at a major inflection point in the war, where Israeli civilians and Palestinian civilians in Gaza were saying that they're fed up. Whether their leadership will listen to them is an open question.

Israel's security cabinet has approved a new road for Palestinians bypassing a big Israeli settlement near Jerusalem. Israel says the road would allow for Israeli building in the heart of the West Bank in an area known as E1. In the past, the U.S. opposed Israeli building there because it would make it hard to establish a contiguous Palestinian state. The Trump administration issued no comment.

Israel's security cabinet has approved a new road for Palestinians bypassing a big Israeli settlement near Jerusalem. Israel says the road would allow for Israeli building in the heart of the West Bank in an area known as E1. In the past, the U.S. opposed Israeli building there because it would make it hard to establish a contiguous Palestinian state. The Trump administration issued no comment.

Khalil Abourish is the mayor of the Palestinian village of Bethany in the area.

Khalil Abourish is the mayor of the Palestinian village of Bethany in the area.

The Israeli monitoring group Peace Now says the road would allow Israel to annex a large area of the West Bank. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

The Israeli monitoring group Peace Now says the road would allow Israel to annex a large area of the West Bank. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.