The Gaza militant group launched its biggest sustained assault in years, prompting Israel's military to call up reservists and order retaliatory strikes.
The declaration of war by Israel against Hamas, following early-morning raids by the Gaza militant group on the country, comes at a time of turmoil in Israeli politics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a backlash against legislation introduced to limit the power of the Supreme Court. His coalition passed the first part of the law in July, prompting mass protests and raising fears about Israel's national security.
The law takes away the Supreme Court’s ability to nullify government decisions it finds “unreasonable in the extreme”—a concept that lawmakers in Netanyahu’s coalition said was nebulous and allowed liberal judges to overturn the will of an increasingly right-wing electorate. The effort to overhaul the judiciary has been the governing coalition’s priority since Netanyahu was re-elected last year.
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