Hundreds of Israelis protest in Jerusalem against PM Netanyahu; call him ‘Crime Minister’
On Saturday, Israeli police said the protest a day earlier was “illegal” because demonstrators blocked the roads.
On Saturday, Israeli police said the protest a day earlier was “illegal” because demonstrators blocked the roads.
His remarks come just days before Israel intends to kick-start US-backed plans to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
The number of recoveries rose to 15,250, with 63 new recoveries, while the number of active cases reached 3,019, the highest since May 18.
Netanyahu was sworn back into office as head of a rare national unity government, is expected to attend the opening session of the trial, which is being held at Jerusalem District Court.
The move came amidst discontent by some seven senior Likud lawmakers who are close associates of Netanyahu and were not assigned by him for ministerial positions in the new government.
According to the deal reached between Gantz and Netanyahu, Israel could begin to move on annexation of parts of the West Bank as early as July as part of the implementation of the US peace plan for Israelis and Palestinians.
As the decision was delivered, Likud and Blue and White said in a joint statement that the new government would be sworn in on May 13.
On Thursday, the Israeli Parliament approved in the first reading a bill to enable the unity government deal.
For Israel, a country which has approximately 2 million school children, the re-start of the school system is a key factor in boosting the struggling economy.
The Israeli warplanes fired missiles from inside the Lebanese airspace, the report further added.
