Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 14, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Police block entrance to Ayalon Highway amid anti-government protest
Naomi Lanzkron is a news editor at The Times of Israel
Police block off the entrance to the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during an anti-government protest, on January 14, 2023. (Naomi Lanzkron/Times of Israel)
Police block the entrance to the Ayalon Highway, preventing protesters from entering and disrupting traffic.
Earlier, several hundred protesters marched toward the highway, but stopped short of blocking the Ayalon in an apparent attempt to avoid conflict with police.
Instead, they rallied in the middle of Menachem Begin Street, also a key highway. And after around twenty minutes they turned around and headed back toward Habima Square.
There are no attempts currently to block the highway by protesters.
