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Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months. The amendment limiting the Supreme Court's powers to void some government decisions if it deemed them «unreasonable» passed by a 64-to-0 vote after opposition lawmakers abandoned the session in protest, some of them shouting: «For shame!» Demonstrations against the amendment began early in the day with police dragging away protesters who had chained themselves to posts and blocked the road outside parliament.

release from the hospital, where he had undergone the implantation of a pacemaker, adding yet another dramatic twist to the ongoing events. While Netanyahu's supporters celebrated their triumph and pledged to proceed with further reforms, thousands of protesters took to the streets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to express their opposition.  Moreover, opponents of the law stated their intentions to challenge it in the Supreme Court, signaling a continued struggle over the proposed changes in the country's justice system.  “It’s a sad day," Associated Press quoted Opposition leader Yair Lapid as saying after the vote.

AP, the unexpected hospitalization of Netanyahu for a pacemaker implant has introduced another surprising development to an already dramatic series of events that have deeply divided the nation and are expected to significantly impact Israel's future. The parliamentary vote scheduled for Monday is anticipated to pass the initial significant legislation in the contentious judicial overhaul plan. Netanyahu's doctors confirmed on Sunday that the procedure had been successful.

By Ari Rabinovitch

By Emily Rose

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch and unrest gripped the country. Netanyahu's doctors said on Sunday the heart pacemaker implantation went smoothly and that Netanyahu, 73, felt fine. According to his office, he was expected to be discharged later in the day.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be fitted with a pacemaker overnight between Saturday and Sunday, he said in a video statement released by his office. «A week ago I was fitted with a monitoring device. That device beeped this evening and said I must receive a pacemaker and that I must do this already tonight,» Netanyahu said in the video.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to implant a pacemaker, his office said in a statement early on Sunday, just days after he was discharged from hospital following a health scare. "Prime Minister Netanyahu will tonight undergo a procedure to implant a pacemaker at Sheba Medical Centre at Tel Hashomer," the statement said.

By Dan Williams and Maayan Lubell

Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul. The latest «day of disruption» came as longtime allies of the prime minister pushed a contentious piece of legislation through a parliamentary committee ahead of a vote expected next week. Additional protests are planned throughout the day.

Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the Sheba Medical Center where he was treated since Saturday following dizziness caused by a day in the sun during an intense heat wave, his office said. The hospital diagnosed Netanyahu with dehydration and said he was in «excellent condition,» that his heart was «completely normal» and «at no point was any heart arrhythmia found.» However, «in order to continue routine monitoring, we decided to use a subcutaneous Holter,» the statement said.

By Dan Williams

Walla, a leading Israeli news site, said that the leader had fainted but was fully conscious at the hospital. Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader.

By Steven Scheer

Late on Tuesday, convoys of Israeli military vehicles were observed leaving Jenin, signaling the conclusion of the operation that commenced on Monday. The clashes during the operation resulted in the deaths of twelve individuals, including at least five Palestinian fighters and one Israeli soldier. The primary objective of the military campaign was to dismantle militant infrastructure and confiscate weapons in the Jenin refugee camp. The operation was initiated with a drone strike on Monday, and more than 1,000 Israeli troops were deployed in the area. It remains uncertain whether this operation will have a lasting impact, considering the intense fighting that has occurred in the West Bank over the past year and a half. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that similar operations would be conducted in the future if deemed necessary.

In one of the biggest operations in 20 years, the Israeli army killed roughly nine Palestinians in the occupied West Bank with drone strikes on Monday night. The impromptu attack that targeted the northern city of Jenin was launched under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government and was labelled as an "extensive counterterrorism effort. News agency AFP reported that around 3,000 had left their homes in the Jenin refugee camp since the start of the operation yesterday.

Two bombs went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one and injuring at least 14 people, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinian militants.

Final election results in Israel have confirmed a clear victory for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which should herald a triumphant comeback for the veteran politician at the head of a solidly right-wing alliance.

Exit polls have shown that former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will win elections in Isreal.