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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
All roads now reopened after earlier protests, police say
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Protesters block the Yakum Junction area along Route 2 as they demand an agreement to free the hostages and end the war in Gaza, on August 26, 2025. (Simon/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
All roads across Israel are now open to traffic after protests earlier this morning, police say.
The police stress that “freedom of protest and expression is not freedom to harm many others’ freedom of movement.”
“Blocking roads without permission and in a manner that may endanger road users or harm citizens’ freedom of movement will not be allowed,” the statement adds.
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