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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oded Balilty

Thousands of Israelis cripple Tel Aviv highway to support police chief ousted by Netanyahu ally

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Thousands of protesters on Wednesday blocked Tel Aviv's main highway and major intersections across Israel in a spontaneous outburst of anger following the forced resignation of the city's popular police chief.

Ami Eshed announced late Wednesday that he was leaving the Israeli police force under what he said was political pressure. Eshed has regularly clashed with the country's hard-line national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has demanded that police take a tougher stance against months of anti-government protests.

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