Police on horseback are in a standoff with hundreds of anti-overhaul activists remaining on the Ayalon freeway, who have been penned in by police cruisers parked behind them.
Cops are mulling possibly using stun grenades to clear the freeway, which would mark a major escalation in police tactics against protesters, Channel 12 news reports, showing an officer in a car holding a box of them.
The devices, which create a loud bang and bright flash to startle targets, are normally used against Palestinian protests.
According to Channel 13 news, there has been a marked uptick in reports of police violence at the Monday night rally.
In the meantime, a police water cannon begins drenching the group again, pushing them further up the highway or off the road.
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