His declaration comes after 80,000 people protested in Tel Aviv over the proposed changes.

The Israeli prime minister hit back at critics during his weekly cabinet meeting and declared that the government would be discussing “practical steps to fix the legal system” and would push forward in the coming days with plans to revamp the judiciary. “We will do them in a measured way, responsibly, but in accordance with the mandate we received to make corrections to the justice system,” he stated.

Negotiations fell through that sought a compromise between the government and opposition over constitutional changes, which were initiated in late March when Mr Netanyahu, faced with a slew of protests, announced the “suspension” of the legislation designed to undermine the Supreme Court.

The initial proposal would have seen the country’s ruling coalition taking control over appointments of judges to the Supreme Court and a significant reduction in the court’s authority to have a say in government policy and legislation.

Mr Netanyahu has faced pressure from hardline members of his cabinet and his far-right coalition partners to move forward with the legislation.

The compromise discussions, supervised by President Herzog, failed despite Mr Herzog repeatedly requesting Mr Netanyahu to suspend the legislation given the strength of opposition to it. Some tech companies threatened to relocate their business overseas and reservists have said they will refuse military service if Israel “became a dictatorship”.

The protests have seen tens of thousands of citizens rallying on the streets since March. The latest protest, on Saturday night, took place in dozens of locations across Israel, marking the 24th consecutive weekend of turmoil.

At the primary rally in Tel Aviv, Yair Lapid, leader of the opposition and a former prime minister, addressed the crowd of 80,000. He said: “We will never give up and we will continue struggling for the state of Israel and the Israeli democracy.”