The Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary decision today, Wednesday, preventing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from issuing orders to the police, following his instructions to prevent a demonstration denouncing the war on the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Supreme Court issued the decision based on his instructions to the police on how to deal with a demonstration by the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality party to denounce the Israeli war on Gaza.

According to the text of the decision, Ben Gvir is prohibited from issuing practical directives to the police regarding the implementation of his policy or regarding the exercise of the right to demonstrate and the freedom to protest. In addition, he is prohibited from referring to how force was used in the current or other event (indicating how the police responded to the events).

The Minister is also prohibited from discussing methods of using force, means of dispersing demonstrations, conditions relating to time, place and methods of conducting the event, as well as granting permission to hold an event.

Ben Gvir has not yet commented on the court’s decision.

In March 2023, the court issued a decision prohibiting Ben Gvir from issuing such orders, but on Wednesday the court found that the minister had violated this ruling.

The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality party had repeatedly requested permission to organize demonstrations expressing its rejection of the war on Gaza, but the police only agreed to this once, after intervention from the Supreme Court.

Ben Gvir has previously been accused of trying to suppress mass demonstrations opposing the government, particularly regarding judicial reform plans, as he issued directives to the police regarding the use of more stringent methods in dispersing gatherings.