Saturday's anti-judicial overhaul protests in Israel cancelled

The organisers behind the weekly protests against Israel's judicial overhaul plans say that Saturday's demonstrations have been cancelled as Israel's offensive on Gaza continues to escalate, with armed groups in the besieged Strip responding with rocket fire.

It is the first cancellation of the demonstrations since they began nearly 20 weeks ago.

"Our foremost concern is the safety of our people who are defending democracy," the organisers said, as quoted by The Times of Israel.

"Out of responsibility for the safety [of demonstrators], we have decided to put off the demonstration."