[1] The clashes erupted during an event organized by the Eritrean embassy to mark Revolution Day on September 1, which commemorates the start of Eritrea's war of independence against Ethiopia in 1961.

[5] Anti-government protesters had earlier asked police to cancel a pro-government event organized by the Eritrean embassy in Israel.

[4] Residents said the streets of central Tel Aviv sounded like a war zone as police helicopters buzzed overhead and Israeli officers fired live rounds into the air.

[4] By the evening, the clashes had stopped, but police were still making street checks and rounding up protesters, putting them on buses, for up to a total of 68 detained.

[5] Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said he would convene a meeting on 3 September to discuss measures against those involved in the clashes, including deportations.

"We want harsh measures against the rioters, including the immediate deportation of those who took part," the prime minister said in a special ministerial meeting called to deal with the aftermath of the violence.

Netanyahu requested his ministers present him with plans "for the removal of all the other illegal infiltrators", and noted in his remarks that the Supreme Court struck down some measures meant to coerce people to leave.