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Israel's Netanyahu sacks defence minister after call to suspend judicial reforms

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Galant attends a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. © Menahem Kahana, AP

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday in protest after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his defense minister who had urged the government to halt a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system.

Reuters TV footage showed huge crowds blocking Tel Aviv's main highway as well as a group of protesters lighting a bonfire in the middle of the highway.

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