Several thousand Israeli took to the streets on Saturday evening to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the surging coronavirus pandemic.

The protests have become a regular occurence during the last week, including minor skirmishes between police and protesters outside the premier’s Jerusalem residence.

Demonstrators brandished banners emblazoned with derogatory comments about Netanyahu’s corruption trial and his plan of annexing territory in the West Bank.

A poll this week by Channel 13 found that 61 percent of voters were “displeased” by his handling of the crisis.

Thousands of #Israelis protesting throughout the country. Largest protest tonight in Tel Aviv. Thousands of unemployed, social workers, anti govt protesters & others protesting against the govt handling of #COVID__19 & economic crisis. @i24NEWS_EN pic.twitter.com/qDyGENMCEC

— Daniel Tsemach (@DanielTsemach) July 18, 2020

That marks a stark reversal for Netanyahu, whose response early in the outbreak won praise.

After his government curbed flights and imposed lockdown measures in March, Israel briefly reduced its daily tally of newly confirmed cases to the single digits in early May, but in recent weeks new cases have regularly topped 1,000 per day.

According to the Israel Democracy Institute think tank, 57.5 percent of the public supported Netanyahu’s coronavirus management at the beginning of April.

As of July 12, that number had fallen to 29.5 percent.

Netanyahu has taken responsibility for the hasty re-opening of Israel’s economy between late April and June — measures widely seen as triggering the resurgence in cases.

In an apparent bid to quell rising public anger, Netanyahu has also announced plans for cash payments to all Israelis.