Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, March 9, 2023
Herzog announces he will address nation this evening

President Isaac Herzog at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
President Isaac Herzog announces he will be delivering an address to the nation at 8 p.m. this evening.
Herzog has emerged as a key figure in recent weeks in calling for and hosting dialogue to work toward a compromise on the government’s judicial overhaul plan.
Earlier this week, Herzog said the sides were “closer than ever” to reaching a deal, though his office denied a series of leaks of the text of a purported deal on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently on an official visit to Italy.