Thousands of protesters demonstrated against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, demanding his resignation following corruption charges. Netanyahu was indicted in a series of corruption cases, throwing Israel's paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatening his 10-year grip on power.
He rejected calls to resign, angrily accusing prosecutors of staging "an attempted coup".
Netanyahu is desperate to remain in office to fight the charges.
Under Israeli law, public officials are required to resign if charged with a crime.
But that law does not apply to the prime minister, who can use his office as a bully pulpit against prosecutors and try to push parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution.
As the investigation gained steam in recent months, Netanyahu has repeatedly lashed out at what he sees as a hostile media, police and justice system.
Observers have compared his tactics to those of his good friend, US President Donald Trump, who has used similar language to rally his base during an accelerating impeachment hearing.
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