On Wednesday afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his government ministers to refrain from commenting on US President Joe Biden's statements.

According to the website of the Hebrew newspaper, Israel Hume, the aim of this step is to contain tensions with the US administration.

Biden had said in a press conference that he would not invite Netanyahu to visit the White House in the near future, and that his government must make a settlement regarding judicial reforms.

Netanyahu responded to him later, by saying that "Israel is an independent state that takes its decisions by the will of its citizens and not on the basis of external pressure."