TEL AVIV, November 6. /TASS/. Israeli police detained about 40 people during protests against the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallat in Tel Aviv, the Haaretz newspaper reported.

According to the paper, police used water cannons and other special means to disperse demonstrators.

Protests broke out in Israel on Tuesday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his decision to dismiss Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Thousands of protesters blocked a highway in eastern Tel Aviv, while hundreds of demonstrators gathered near Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem. In Haifa, protesters blocked traffic on one of the central streets.

Yair Lapid, leader of the parliamentary opposition, called on the Israeli people to take to the streets. He said that it was madness to dismiss Gallat in the midst of war.