Police detain 7 at Jerusalem rally; far-right groups protest in Tel Aviv

Police detain seven protesters at the anti-government rally outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem.

The demonstrators attempted to leave the main protest in a procession, which is not allowed under police guidelines. The march was headed in the direction of the President’s Residence.

Estimates put the number of demonstrators at the Jerusalem rally at around 10,000, likely making it slightly smaller than the anti-corruption protests near the Prime Minister’s Residence held on the two past Saturdays.

Meanwhile in Tel Aviv, around 100 far-right demonstrators rally outside the home of Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut.

The protesters, from an anti-migrant group, the Liberation Front for South Tel Aviv, and the right-wing group Im Tirzu, are protesting the court’s decision to block the demolition of the family home of a terrorist who killed an IDF soldier in the West Bank earlier this year.

״יש להרוס בתי מחבלים, בושה״: כ-30 פעילי החזית לשחרור דרום תל אביב ותנועת אם תרצו מפגינים מול ביתה של נשיאת העליון אסתר חיות. הם מוחים בעקבות החלטת בג״ץ לבטל את הריסת בית המחבל שרצח את עמית בן יגאל pic.twitter.com/PSnVuVaPEd

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