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From the Liveblog of
Monday, July 24, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, July 24, 2023
Police use water cannon in failed attempt to clear Tel Aviv highway of anti-overhaul protesters
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNaomi Lanzkron is a news editor at The Times of Israel
Demonstrators gather at a bonfire during a protest rally against the government's judicial overhaul on Tel Aviv's Ayalon highway on July 24, 2023. (Naomi Lanzkron/ Times of Israel)
Hundreds of protesters stream onto the Ayalon Highway at the Hashalom Interchange, running down the embankments.
Police fire a water cannon in a failed attempt to try and move them off the highway.
On the bridge above, the crowd chants, “Shame.”
Police say they’ve arrested a suspect for lighting a bonfire on the highway.
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