According to the Haaretz daily, there were a number of minor clashes between protestors and police prior to the deployment of the water cannon. It was around 9 degrees Celsius (approx. 48 degrees Fahrenheit) in Jerusalem on Saturday evening, and the Kumi Yisrael protest group said the water cannon was deployed without warning the protestors. לראשונה זה חודשים מכתזית מופעלת נגד מפגיני בלפור בדרך מהפורצים לבלפור. pic.twitter.com/nabxB70UYu — نير حسون Nir Hasson ניר חסון (@nirhasson) January 30, 2021 While use of the cannons against ultra-Orthodox and Arab protestors has been common for years, most recently in the northern Arab city of Umm al-Fahm on Friday, it has gained increased attention in recent months over their use at the anti-Netanyahu protests.