The Israeli parliament, Knesset, has passed a bill that would overhaul the country’s judiciary and limit its powers, despite mass protests from the opposition. The bill passed by 64-0, after the opposition boycotted it in protest. 

• Local media reported that the law removes the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government actions it considers unreasonable.
• It said, last-minute talks to find a compromise, led by President Isaac Herzog, failed to stop the government from pushing ahead with the vote.
• The planned reforms have triggered some of the biggest protests in Israel's history, with opponents warning they imperil Israel as a democracy.
• Meanwhile, the government argues that the measures are necessary to correct an imbalance in power which has seen the courts increasingly intervene in political decisions in recent decades.
• However, hours before the final vote, police used water cannon and arrested protesters outside Israel's parliament in Jerusalem.