Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appoints Eli Sharvit, former commander of the Israeli navy, as new security chief according to Israeli media. The move is controversial. The country's highest court has stopped the dismissal of the former chief.
WorldThe Knesset, Israel's parliament, has voted yes to a widely criticized new law that gives the government greater power over the judiciary. The decision sparks wild protests. And now, a new legal tug-of-war begins, as the decision that is to deprive the Supreme Court of its power is appealed – to the very Supreme Court itself.
WorldBenjamin Netanyahu is met with increasingly strong protests in Israel. On Saturday evening, a new mass meeting was held against him in Tel Aviv and the opposition leader is calling for a general strike in protest against the Prime Minister.
WorldThe death toll is rising after new Israeli attacks on Gaza. Israel reports that the head of the terrorist-stamped Hamas intelligence service has been killed.
Conflicts"You bear the guilt". "Your hands are bloody". Thousands of activists are protesting against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in Jerusalem.
ConflictsSocieties on occupied West Bank are being emptied of people, and Israeli tanks have entered the refugee camp Jenin. Israel will retain military forces in several established refugee camps on West Bank during the coming year, says the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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