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Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators march through Tel Aviv, as they protest for the 12th consecutive week against the judicial reform programme touted by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI33C273E_EN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos on Monday, after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defence chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.
Yoav Gallant's plea comes after three months of weekly mass protests that have seen more than half a million people take to the streets to oppose reforms critics say will undermine the independence of the judiciary and could be used for political ends.
Thousands of Israeli protesters in the coastal city of Haifa hold a demonstration against Benjamin Netanyahu's government's plan to overhaul the justice system. IMAGES
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, Former International Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, speaks to FRANCE 24’s François Picard about the situation in Israel, amid “unprecedented” strikes in the reserve military, protests over judicial reform and fears for the future of Israeli democracy.