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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 18, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Protesters near Netanyahu’s home in Jerusalem lambast upcoming Knesset summer break
Anti-government protesters demonstrate outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on July 18, 2024. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators are protesting on Jerusalem’s Azza Street demanding a hostage deal and lambasting the Knesset’s three-month recess, slated to begin at the end of the month.
“A Knesset on recess is a Knesset that forsakes!” the protesters chant.
Although the demonstrators intended to demonstrate in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence, police barricades are keeping them a few hundred meters away from their destination.
Earlier this evening, protesters marched from the government campus to their current spot on Azza Street. So far there have been no arrests or clashes with police.
