Ben Gurion Airport Suspends Operations Amid Protests Against Judicial Reform in Israel

Israel has suspended flights from its largest airport, Ben Gurion, amid protests against judicial reform, media reported .

According to local publications, the airport administration has not yet decided whether it will accept flights from abroad, which should arrive in Israel in the near future.

At the same time, it is reported that the Israeli doctors' union announced the suspension of the healthcare system from Tuesday until the announcement of the abolition of the judicial reform.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make an official address in the coming hours.

On March 26, activists blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv and broke through the last police checkpoint in front of the residence of the head of government in Jerusalem. This came after the Prime Minister's decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Galant, who had called for judicial reform to be put on hold .

In early January, the new Israeli government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, presented a draft reform, the essence of which is to weaken the judiciary and deprive the highest judicial authority of the ability to overturn laws. The idea caused discontent among a significant part of society, and protests began in the country. On March 11, the opposition announced the largest action in the history of the country: 500,000 people took to the streets of Israeli cities, about half in Tel Aviv.

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