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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, July 3, 2023
Police: 15 protesters arrested at airport in ‘uncompromising’ enforcement operation
Carrie Keller-Lynn is a political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
Israelis protest and clash with police during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, July 3, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Police say they have so far arrested 15 anti-government demonstrators at Ben Gurion airport for unrest and public disturbances.
A police statement says that officers “are continuing at this time with an uncompromising enforcement operation outside Terminal 3” at the airport.
There is lots of pushing and shoving between protesters and police, including with officers mounted on horseback.
Police have at least two water cannons stationed at the scene, but have not yet used them.
