Israel: 18 people detained, 10 policemen injured during Tel Aviv protests
Jerusalem: The protests in Tel Aviv have ended and police detained 18 people for attacking law enforcement officers or disturbing the peace, while 10 policemen received injuries, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing the police.
Since January 2023, Israel has been gripped by mass protests sparked by the judicial reform proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.
Last week, the Israeli parliament approved for second and third readings one of the key clauses of the judicial reform, which limits the power of the Supreme Court to overturn government decisions by declaring them unreasonable.
On Monday, the Israeli parliament approved the draft law on the concept of reasonableness within the framework of judicial reform.
Mass protests all over Israel after the first law of the judicial overhaul was passed. Here in Tel Aviv there is no room for the water cannons to try to disperse the protesters who shoot fireworks into the sky pic.twitter.com/RdQjDEK3y7
— Josh Drill (@drill_josh) July 24, 2023
All opposition lawmakers boycotted the voting.
(With UNI inputs)