"The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has defended the actions of police at a rally against Isaac Herzog's visit, after video footage emerged showing officers repeatedly punching a number of protesters. The premier on Tuesday rejected suggestions his own anti-protest restrictions had created what he deemed to be an impossible situation for police dealing with thousands of protesters outside Sydney's Town Hall."
"NSW police pepper sprayed protesters opposing the four-day Australian visit of the Israeli president. They arrested 27 people and said 10 officers were assaulted, though none of those assaults were serious. Police confirmed on Tuesday morning that some charges had been laid but did not identify the alleged offences. Minns defended the police response as well as the controversial protest restrictions that a member of his government said had created a pressure cooker situation."
Premier Chris Minns defended police actions and protest restrictions after video footage showed officers repeatedly punching protesters at a rally opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit. NSW police pepper-sprayed protesters, arrested 27 people, and reported 10 officers were assaulted, though none of those assaults were serious. Some charges were confirmed as laid, but alleged offences were not identified. Minns said police faced an impossible situation after protesters defied a restriction preventing a march to NSW parliament, a ban introduced after the Bondi terror attack at a Hanukah festival. Rally organisers, Labor backbenchers and Green MPs accused Minns and police of creating an unsafe environment for attendees.
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