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Netanyahu's statement is expected at 18:05 BST - just past 8pm in Isreal. 

This concludes TNA's live blog coverage of anti-government protests in Israel - we'll be back in the morning. In the meantime, please follow us on for breaking developments.

Netanyahu in Knesset to make statement

Netanyahu has finally entered the Knesset to make a statement, after Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party have announced their agreement to allow the overhaul to be paused until the next Knesset session - which commences in May. 

More to follow on the announcement shortly. 

Palestinians "indifferent" to protest movement

For those who have felt the injustice of Israel's judicial system for decades, the current protest movement sweeping Israel is viewed with ambivalence. 

Azzam Abu Souod, 75, a Palestinian from occupied East Jerusalem, told TNA that most Palestinians are "indifferent" to the wave of protests sweeping the country because they "won't affect relations between Israelis and Palestinians." 

"The Israeli Judicial [system] was not fair to us in the past and won't be after the judicial changes," said Abu Souod.

Many see the protests as a disagreement within a status quo which upholds the oppression of Palestinian freedom. 

"This will end one way or the other. There will be a compromise, but the occupation will remain and that’s why we’re here. I hope people will realise," Rita, an Israeli protestor, told TNA's correspondent Ibrahim Husseini.

Israeli embassy staff walk out worldwide

From London to Washington D.C., Israeli diplomatic staff have been told to down tools by their union, the Histadrut. 

Embassy spokesperson Elad Strohmayer said "The Embassy of Israel will be closed today until further notice and no consular services will be provided."

"Today the Histadrut, Israel's largest labor union, instructed all government employees to go on strike, including Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world," Strohmayer said. 

Opposition figures speak to protestors

Thousands have gathered outside the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, to continue the pressure on lawmakers looking to keep the judicial overhaul plans on their feet. 

Opposition leaders, including Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, have been speaking to protestors from a temporary podium and big screen outside. 

"Whoever doesn't protect his country won't have a country, and you are protecting our country," said Gantz this afternoon. 

Ben Gvir 'mulling over' quitting Israeli coalition

Extremist national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is considering his resignation from government, according to Israeli news site Times of Israel. 

Stopping the judicial overhaul plans in their tracks is "likely" to topple the fragile governing coalition, according to Otzma Yehudit, Ben Gvir's political party. 

Right-wing extremists call for retaliatory violence

Pro-government social media is increasingly awash with violent rhetoric inciting counter protests and attacks on protestors, including infamously racist football firm La Familia. 

Some activists have called on their followers to use whatever they can - including 'tractors, guns and knives' - to stop anti-government protestors from keeping the country at a standstill. 

La Familia said on social media that they "will not remain silent anymore" or "give up on the country," saying that they will march on the Knesset in Jerusalem this evening. 

Israeli news site Haaretz have quoted police sources saying they expect clashes across the country through the evening. 

Netanyahu breaks silence

For the first time since last night's mass protests, embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken publicly - releasing a short statement on twitter, calling for all demonstrators to "behave responsibly and not act violently", saying that Israelis are a "brotherly people". 

No confirmation, however, of reports that the judicial overhaul will be officially paused. 

�ני קור� לכל המפגיני� בירושלי�, מימין ומשמ�ל, לנהוג ב�חריות ול� לפעול ב�לימות. �נשי� �חי� �נחנו.

— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu)

Port workers join strikes across Israel

Two main ports in Israel announced on Monday that they had stopped work in adherence to a labour strike in protest at the religious-nationalist government's judicial overhaul joining airport workers and others across the public sector.

Haifa and Ashdod ports said in separate statements that work was halted after Israel's main labour union announced a general strike earlier on Monday until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped judicial legislation.

Schools, banks and even Ben Gurion airport have been shut by the most recent protests, which are set to continue today.Ìý

Here's the full story fromÌý°®ÂþµºÌýcorrespondent Ibrahim Husseini:Ìý

Economy Minister Nir Barkat has tweeted for ministers to "unite behind the prime minister and support him in pausing the legislation":

�ני קור� לכל עמיתיי בממשלה, בליכוד ובמפלגות השותפות בקו�ליציה, להתלכד מ�חורי ר�ש הממשלה ולגבות �ותו בעצירת החקיקה. �סור לנו להבי� להפלת ממשלת ימין במו ידינו. כוחנו ב�חדותנו

— ניר ברקת (@NirBarkat)

Israel's justice minister said on Monday he would respect any decision Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes about the future of a bitterly contested judicial overhaul, adding that lack of unity in the government could bring it down.

"A situation in which everyone does as they wish is liable to bring about the instant fall of the government and collapse of the (ruling party) Likud," Yariv Levin said in a statement. "We must all strive to stabilise the government and coalition."

Reporting by Reuters