Reuven Castro, a photographer for Hebrew news site Walla, was injured by a police officer during a counterprotest at a Likud event in Petah Tikva on Saturday night.
Castro stated that a police officer was guarding Transportation Minister Miri Regev when he was pushed to the ground while covering the event as a photojournalist. He also claimed that an officer hit him after being pushed to the ground.
"As with every event, I came within a few meters to photograph her. That's what press photographers do. I wasn't among the protesters, but in the area where the police and journalists were," Castro said.
A police source inquired after Castro's well-being, apologized to Walla for the incident, and confirmed that the situation is under investigation.
Police call protest 'illegal,' one woman arrested
In a separate incident at the same protest, police arrested a 40-year-old woman who "disturbed the peace," and assaulted a police officer, a police spokesperson announced. The woman was taken in for questioning.
The police statement referred to the protest as "illegal."
At the same time, Einav Zangauker, Itzik Horn, and other family members of hostages still in captivity led protests calling for an immediate hostage deal to free their loved ones.
"[Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu did not try to bomb the leaders of Hamas, but our chance of getting our loved ones back," said Zangauker. "He will bomb everything that leads to the end of the war, including the hostages themselves."
Itzik Horn, the father of Eitan Horn, who is still held captive, also addressed Netanyahu in his speech, saying, "Those who want to bring the hostage children home do not blow up the Hamas negotiating team while they are discussing the release of the remaining hostages."