Among the participants at the rally at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square were former hostages and soldiers who were wounded during the war.
Tensions have flared in recent years at Haifa, whose campus enrolls the largest proportion of Arabs of any Israeli university.
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel's Druze community, and MK Hamad Amar issued a joint statement asking activists to clear the roads and return home.
Police officers headed off an anti-Zionist demonstration that made the Jewish neighborhood its intended destination.
Alternative ceremonies, protests, and prayer services will be held nationwide, as families and supporters refuse to celebrate while hostages remain captive.
Video footage seen by The Jerusalem Post shows protesters sitting on the road and blocking vehicles, before being forcefully cleared by police officers.
Hostages' relatives joined the protest including: Itay Chen's parents, Evyatar David's brother, Omri Miran's brother-in-law, and Abigail Idan's aunt.
I would suggest a more circumspect review of Bar’s version of events and the motivations of those currently supporting him. They may be engaged in activities dangerous to our democracy.
Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar, congratulated his team but criticized the Swiss team for its "disrespectful behavior."
Following the attack, protests erupted in London and other cities in the UK among the Indian and Pakistani diaspora communities.