Police used water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked the entrance of the parliament, as reporters saw some of the protesters arrested.

Many had converged near parliament over the past two days to oppose Netanyahu's proposal to curb the powers of the Supreme Court as part of the revamp.

The proposed judicial revamp has split the nation and, since its unveiling in January, set off one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history.

Critics fear the changes will undermine Israel's democracy.

Thousands of demonstrators backing the government and its reform plans had also rallied in Tel Aviv, the epicentre of the anti-government protests.

Voting is to begin at 12:00 midday Monday (0900 GMT) on the draft law which would limit judges' ability to strike down government decisions they deem "unreasonable".

Similarly, Israeli lawmakers on Monday prepared for a final vote on a major component of the hard-right government's controversial judicial overhaul, even as United States President Joe Biden called for the postponement of the "divisive" bill that triggered months of mass protests.

Lawmakers debated through the night amid last-ditch efforts by Israel's President Isaac Herzog to reach a compromise, as he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a hospital where he had undergone surgery.

On Monday, Netanyahu was discharged from Sheba Medical Center, the hospital said, as he vowed from his hospital room on Sunday that he would go to the parliament to vote after his release.