Israeli PM Netanyahu urged to halt judicial changes after mass protests – live updates

Tens of thousands of people protested overnight following Netanyahu’s announcement that he had dismissed the defence minister

Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to announce a halt to his far-right government’s controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary later this morning, after a decision to sack his defence minister for opposing the overhaul sparked mass protests across the country overnight.

We’ll be following developments throughout the day in this blog.