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Virtus Bologna are expected to safely land on Monday and safely depart on Wednesday from the Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion Airport despite its workers going on a strike to protest PM Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform and firing of the Defense Minister who opposed it.

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Israeli people erupted in protests on Monday morning after news came out about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing a person who opposed his judicial reform. Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion Airport's staff joined a national strike, practically halting operations.

All upcoming departures were grounded, and only flights that were already in the air would land, Israel's Airport Authority Committee Chairman Pinhas Idan announced.

However, it is not supposed to cause trouble for Virtus Segafredo Bologna, who should arrive in Tel Aviv today ahead of their EuroLeague clash against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

According to the information from the Israeli team, Virtus should both safely land on Monday and safely depart from Israel on Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands of people went to the streets on Monday, protesting the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who just days ago opposed Netanyahu's judicial reform, which gives more power to the government over the decisions that the courts make.

The protesters have since blocked one of the more important highways while multiple institutions went on strike. Maccabi forward Roman Sorkin also posted a picture to Twitter to express unity in the current scenario but wasn't an active part of the rally and hasn't taken any sides.

A member of the Workers' Union told Jerusalem Post that the only way for flights to return to functioning properly is for PM Netanyahu to stop the judicial reform legislation.

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