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Protesters block Ayalon highway as Israel's 'Day of Resistance' continues

Israelis demonstrated as part of a "National Day of Resistance" against the planned judicial reforms • 45 protesters arrested, one seriously injured

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police use water cannon to clear Ayalon Highway. July 18, 2023 (photo credit: Screenshot/Israel Police)
Police use water cannon to clear Ayalon Highway. July 18, 2023
(photo credit: Screenshot/Israel Police)

Protest in pictures: Scenes from Israel's 'Day of Resistance'

Numerous different protests started in Israel's major cities early Tuesday morning. Here's how they looked.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A person demonstrates on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, on a highway leading to Jerusalem July 18, 2023. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)
A person demonstrates on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, on a highway leading to Jerusalem July 18, 2023.
(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)

Multiple protests took place throughout Israel on Tuesday, beginning early in the morning, as part of the "National Day of Resistance" against the government's planned judicial reforms.

Here's how the demonstrations looked throughout the country:

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Important facts

  • Major highways blocked to traffic
  • Over a dozen protesters arrested nationwide
  • Police are armed with water cannons and other crowd control measures