Netanyahu met with Lloyd Austin at the airport.
Thousands of Israelis responded positively to the call of the opposition’s headquarters on Friday, February 18, to close streets in cities and main highways and prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from traveling abroad in order to protest against the government’s insistence on advancing changes in the judicial system.
According to Israeli media reports, Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife arrived at the airport by helicopter to avoid the traffic on the main highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, where Ben Gurion International Airport is located.
The situation in Israel also disrupted the travel plans of Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense.
Benjamin Netanyahu had to meet with Mr. Austin, who was on a regional trip, in a workshop located at Ben Gurion Airport. The discussions were described as focusing on Iran and strategic cooperation between the two countries.