From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Police again using water cannons against Tel Aviv protesters
Naomi Lanzkron is a news editor at The Times of Israel
After a lull of around twenty minutes, mounted police again ride into the crowd of protesters at Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street and the water cannon roars back into action.
Demonstrators run as the officers move through the crowd close to the entrance to the Ayalon Highway.
The crowd chants “We are not afraid” as a group of police officers runs through the crowd ahead of the truck carrying the water cannon.
A man plays “Hatikva” on the trumpet and the demonstrators surrounding him sing the Israeli national anthem as the water cannon fires.
Protesters succeed in shutting down the highway for nearly two hours, setting bonfires and spraying graffiti on the road.
Police also use the water cannon in areas surrounding the highway.
