More than 180 former Shin Bet officials joined an anonymous petition against David Zini's appointment; Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg ruled Zini may review their names, but urged him to consider dropping the demand to 'smooth relations'

A community leader describes a gap between the Bedouin village and neighboring Jewish communities, where 'everyone is eligible [for a safe room] and construction is moving ahead quickly, while here only eight safe rooms are currently under construction'

The announcement follows a Haaretz exposé released Sunday, revealing how grain stolen by Russia from the territories it occupies in Ukraine is being smuggled into Israel. Zenziper, a key supplier of Israel's wheat, was set to receive a shipment of what Ukraine says is stolen grain

It once seemed that the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz crisis and the U.S. blockade would unite the Gulf into a military coalition, or at least create a political cooperation framework, but now it appears that the new strategy is each state taking independent action

The Israeli prime minister has ratcheted up efforts to place allies in key positions, despite an Attorney General's Office guideline to avoid making appointments during an election season

The court ruled that the state must take away subsidies for draft-dodging students, including housing, property taxes, day care costs and public transportation – thousands of shekels a month, without which an average Haredi family will find it hard to survive

The meeting was held at the request of the wife of Avishai Mualem, who was accused of ignoring West Bank settler violence to gain favor with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and secure a promotion, and Amit Pollak, who was charged with assaulting a protester