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Police declare airport protest illegal, prepare to disperse demonstration; 37 arrested

3 July 2023, 9:05 pm 3 Edit
Israeli Border Police officers try disperse demonstrators trying to block the entrance to Israel's main international airport during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli Border Police officers try disperse demonstrators trying to block the entrance to Israel's main international airport during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg)

Police declare the anti-government protest at Ben Gurion airport “illegal,” after demonstrators overrun barricades, block roads, and enter Terminal 3.

The declaration paves the way for police to use force to disperse the demonstrators.

A police statement says that, so far, 37 demonstrators have been arrested for disturbing the peace.

Police say that in addition to crowding into the road, demonstrators dragged plants into the streets to create barricades.

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