Benjamin Netanyahu in hospital as overhaul plan moves forward

Netanyahu’s sudden hospitalisation added another twist to an already dramatic series of events that are certain to shape Israel’s future. It comes as the longest-serving Israeli leader faces the gravest challenge of his leadership and Israel’s worst domestic crisis

Benjamin Netanyahu in hospital as overhaul plan moves forward

Thousands marched in Jerusalem and camped near the Knesset. Pic/AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure while opposition to his government’s contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch and unrest gripped the country.

Netanyahu’s doctors said on Sunday the heart pacemaker implantation went smoothly and that Netanyahu, 73, felt fine. According to his office, he was expected to be discharged later in the day. But tensions were surging as lawmakers began a marathon debate over the first major piece of the overhaul, ahead of a vote in parliament enshrining it into law on Monday.

Mass protests continued, part of seven straight months of the most sustained and intense demonstrations the country has ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Israel on Saturday night, while thousands marched into Jerusalem and camped out near the Knesset, or parliament, ahead of Monday’s vote.

July 24
Day Parliament will vote on the judicial overhaul

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