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Added on the 27/07/2023 21:00:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Israeli security forces push back demonstrators blocking a Tel Aviv highway, stepping up resistance to the hard-right government's judicial overhaul package opponents say threatens democracy. IMAGES
Israelis block a highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem during an anti-judicial reform protest the morning after Israel's parliament adopted in a first reading a controversial bill that would limit court powers, in a new offensive to push ahead with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation. IMAGES
Anti-government demonstrators rally outside the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, demanding early elections and a hostage deal amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza. IMAGES
"Take a break, never to come back" reads one sign held by a protester as Israelis march towards the Knesset in an anti-government demonstration. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under increasing domestic pressure over his failure to bring home all of the hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Israeli police scuffle with anti-government protesters gathering in Tel Aviv to demand early elections and a deal to free hostages held in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 attacks. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).