JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defense chief for similar demands.

Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial post, made the call following spontaneous demonstrations in the coastal city of Tel Aviv overnight in response to the minister's dismissal.

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