Israeli police sprayed a crowd of protesters with a water cannon Saturday evening as they tried to disperse demonstrators calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption expenses.
Temperatures have been about 10 levels Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) on a uncooked winter night when the group was sprayed. The protesters have been gathering each week close to Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem for over seven months, however the usage of water cannons is uncommon.
In an announcement, police mentioned tons of of protesters took half within the demonstration. They accused some protesters of unruly habits, together with throwing objects and attempting to interrupt via a police barricade. It mentioned one officer was frivolously harm, and several other protesters have been arrested.
The protesters say Netanyahu can’t function prime minister when he’s on trial for expenses of fraud, breach of belief and accepting bribes in three separate circumstances.
They additionally accuse him of mismanaging the coronavirus disaster, with unemployment in double digits after a collection of nationwide lockdowns. The nation is within the midst of its third lockdown, regardless of one of many world’s most profitable vaccination campaigns.
Israel is making ready to carry new elections March 23.
