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Hundreds of security forces are called to the scene after protesters block entrance to the salon, shouting Sara Netanyahu "won't be allowed to leave." PM Netanyahu blasts the "anarchistic activists" and calls on the Opposition to "condemn this shameful act that is unprecedented."
The prime minister spoke after 'day of disturbances' roiled Israel on Wednesday. Clashes with police resulted in minor injuries, dozens detained.
Police fire stun grenades at demonstrators after they block the Ayalon Highway. Activists also prevent trains from operating as movement against government's proposed judicial overhaul intensifies.
Noam leader MK Avi Maoz, who has made homophobic and racially charged statements, says PM won't let him pursue his ultra-conservative agenda.
Sunday's events kicked off when a Palestinian terrorist shot and killed brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, ages 21 and 19, from the Jewish settlement of Har Brachah, in a shooting ambush in the Palestinian town of Hawara in the northern West Bank. The gunman fled.
After his words are misconstrued, the prime minister clarifies that he did not instruct his ministers to "punch protesters," but rather "punch back at their lies."
During the main protest in Tel Aviv, some demonstrators block the main freeway and light bonfire. Two officers bitten.
PM Netanyahu says agreement between finance and defense ministers on sharing powers of Civil Administration is part of the implementation of the Coalition deals.
The bills, which passed its first reading by a vote of 63 to 47, change how judges are selected and prohibit the Supreme Court from weighing in on basic laws.
The legislation continues to be a source of major contention, with the demonstrators claiming it would turn Israel into a "dictatorship."