Law
Category: Law
Captain Noam Ravid, 23, from Shaare Tikva, and Sergeant Yahli Sharor, 20, from Omer, were killed on Saturday during an IDF operation in Rafah. The two soldiers, members of the elite Yahalam unit of the Combat Engineering Corps, were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated while they were clearing a booby-trapped shaft
May 4, 2025
Category: Law
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Tuesday evening that Israel knows for certain that 21 hostages held by Hamas are alive, while the fate of three others remains in serious doubt. His statement followed mounting pressure on the government after U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli media outlets suggested the actual number of living captives may be lower than previously stated
May 7, 2025
Category: Law
The Chief prosecuter decided to prosecute Knesset Member David Bittan from the Likud. The suspicion lists nine cases and attributes him to receiving a cumulative amount of more than NIS 900,000, money laundering and breach of trust. Bribes of NIS 513,000 from a contracting company, benefits in the amount of NIS 285,000 from a real estate venture and a request to receive NIS 10,000 in exchange for coordinating a meeting with the CEO of the water corporation in Rishon Lezion. These are the main suspicions that will be brought in the indictment that depends on a hearing to be held. It is...
Jun 30, 2025
Category: Law
In a dramatic escalation of the constitutional standoff between Israel’s executive and judicial branches, Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Tuesday ordered the locks changed on the Tel Aviv office traditionally used by the Attorney General, effectively barring Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and her staff from entering
Aug 12, 2025
Category: Law
Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef revealed today (Wednesday) that an individual approached him seeking religious approval to murder Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The disturbing request, described as a “persecution order,” was reported immediately to authorities, leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old man from Jerusalem, who is expected to appear in court tomorrow for a hearing on extending his detention
Aug 20, 2025
Category: Law
Six Israelis were murdered and 21 others were wounded in a deadly shooting attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem this morning. Among the injured, five are in serious condition, two are in moderate condition, and three have suffered light injuries. The attack took place near a bus and a light rail station, and the assailants were swiftly neutralized at the scene by security forces and a civilian
Sep 8, 2025
Category: Law
After 903 days in captivity, Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released by the "Hezbollah Brigades" in Iraq, U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night. Tsurkov, a doctoral researcher at Princeton University, had been kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023 and held hostage since
Sep 9, 2025
Category: Law
The Committee for Senior Civil Service Appointments on Thursday approved the nomination of Major General David Zini to serve as the next head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), despite sharp criticism from within Israel’s security establishment and concerns about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in the appointment process
Sep 25, 2025
Category: Law
The Red Cross has transferred two coffins containing the bodies of Israeli hostages to IDF and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Saturday night. The transfer followed an earlier announcement by Hamas’ military wing that it would hand over the bodies of two Israeli hostages at 10:00 p.m
Oct 18, 2025
Category: Law
The Prime Minister’s Office announced last night (Tuesday) that the Red Cross had transferred two coffins containing the remains of deceased abductees to IDF and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip. The coffins were brought into Israeli territory and transported to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification
Oct 21, 2025
