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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu expected to back down on judicial reform bill

A day after the firing of his defence minister, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to halt his bitterly contested judicial overhaul, according to an official. On Sunday night, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly sacked his defence minister for opposing the country's proposed judicial reform, tens of thousands of Israelis flocked to the streets of Israeli towns.