Waving Israeli flags, protesters light bonfires, block major Tel Aviv highway; police use water cannons in Jerusalem, demonstrators march to Knesset

Netanyahu, expected to announce halt to overhaul, urges demonstrators on both sides to avoid violence; Lapid tells protesters: 'No government will take our rights'

Yoav Gallant was booted a day after he warned that the PM's judicial revolution threatens national security. For more and more Israelis, it's Netanyahu who's the security threat

Among the topics addressed are family purity and when to use a ritual bath, and how a trans man converting to Judaism should be 'circumcised'

PM set to make statement amid public anger over Gallant's firing; Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway reopens; union head expected to announce strike; PM's lawyer threatens to quit

Arnon Bar-David holds emergency meeting with business leaders after Netanyahu fires Gallant for calling to halt judicial overhaul; students and universities declare strike

Report says Raphael Bitton is coalition's favorite to succeed Esther Hayut at helm of top court, a move that will first require passage of judicial appointments bill

Senior attorney Boaz Ben Zur reportedly relays warning to PM after defense minister is fired in wake of call to pause judicial legislation