But the band ignored activists calling for a boycott and addressed the crowd warmly at their show.
Lead singer Dan Reynolds told the audience “It’s not normal to have such a big crowd,” adding: “Tel Aviv, we love you.”
The band's Jewish drummer Daniel Platzman was also on stage and joined his bandmates in performing at Reading and Leeds festival last weekend before jetting off to Tel Aviv.
Earlier this summer, Robbie Williams also defied boycott calls to perform at Yarkon park, telling a crowd of Israelis that he was "grateful for the Jewish people" and paid tribute to his Jewish wife Ayda Field and their four children.
