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Hundreds of demonstrators rally in Tel Aviv against the government's controversial judicial reforms, as politicians hold a second day of talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a pause in the legislative process to allow time for dialogue. IMAGES
Travellers wait with their luggage at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv as most departures are halted after Israel's top trade union chief called for a general strike in response to the government's judicial reform programme. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, while several dozen pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in front of the Palazzo against Herzog's visit. IMAGES
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside the Watergate Hotel, Washington DC, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is staying, hours after his address during a joint session of the US Congress. Netanyahu asked lawmakers for steady support as his forces fight Hamas in the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Thousands of members of a section of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest in downtown Jerusalem in rejection of a top court ruling that calls for them to be drafted into military service. Israel's top court ruled unanimously that the state must draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, potentially destabilising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. IMAGES
Ireland's Prime Minister says his country is recognising a Palestinian state "because we believe in freedom and justice as the fundamental principles of international law". Simon Harris draws parallels with Ireland's own request for international recognition, made in 1919. Israel says it is withdrawing its envoys from Ireland, Norway and Spain as the three countries announce plans to recognise a Palestinian state. SOUNDBITE
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