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The Supreme Court ruled Sunday that opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu will be required to return money given to him and his wife by his cousin Natan Milikovski to finance their legal expenses during his tenure as prime minister. The Supreme Court explained that these funds were given in violation of the Public Service Law - known as the "Gift Law" - and therefore Netanyahu must return to the estate of his late cousin $270,000 out of the $300,000 he received from him

Three residents of the north gave sensitive information to Hamas in Turkey - and planned to damage the operation of the Cellcom network during a war or a military operation. This is according to the indictment submitted at noon (Thursday) by the Cyber ​​Department of the State Attorney's Office at the end of an investigation by the Shin Bet. According to the indictment, R. A., one of the accused, has been working since 2004 at Cellcom as a software engineer - a position in which he received very broad access privileges for computer systems and information systems in the company. Another...

The military censorship allowed the publication that the video published by an Iranian hacker group called "Moses Staff", which contained additional documentation of the attack in Jerusalem, was taken from the cameras of a large security body. It is not impossible that the group stopped the activity of the cameras in order to prevent the possibility of tracing the perpetrators. However, without intending to, the distribution of the videos may indirectly help the Shin Bet and the police, in an attempt to locate the suspects, using security cameras in the more distant environment in the area...

The salary of the president, prime minister, ministers, Knesset members and judges will jump at an astronomical rate of about 15%. The meaning: according to an almost final estimate, the salary of the President of the State Yitzhak (Boji) Herzog will increase from NIS 64,673 now to NIS 74,374 starting in January, and the salary of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu will be NIS 64,797 compared to the NIS 56,345 given in the position of Prime Minister now. The designated Speaker of the Knesset will receive the same salary as the Prime Minister

Two construction workers in their 30s were killed on Monday afternoon and another worker was moderately injured as a result of collapsing scaffolding at a construction site on Rakfat Street in Givat Ze'ev. The police began examining and collecting evidence and findings at the scene and representatives of the Ministry of Labor were called to the scene to investigate the case. The incident was reported at MDA's 101 hotlines in the Jerusalem area at 12:04 p.m. Scaffolding on an exterior wall of a 12-story construction site collapsed and three workers were trapped under them. Medium to...

Six years after the police investigation was opened against Benny Steinmetz and businessmen Avi Lev-Ran and Michal Noy on suspicion of bribing senior government officials in Guinea in exchange for mining rights worth billions of dollars, it ends today with a comprehensive settlement - on the criminal and tax levels. According to the overall settlement, the prosecutor's office will not file an indictment against the three, in exchange for a civil forfeiture of NIS 23 million from Lev-Ran, Noy and another company. Steinmetz's share of the settlement will amount to NIS 17 million.

Salesforce joins Kaltura and both announced that they are laying off dozens of employees. The cloud software giant will lay off about 10% of its workforce worldwide and close several offices, as part of a restructuring plan. Calcalist learned that the layoffs also reached the company's local branch in Israel, which began summoning employees for a hearing. The number of those laid off in Israel is still unclear, but it is estimated that there will be dozens of workers

Legal advisor to the government Gali Beharve-Miara informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he should avoid involvement in initiatives to change the judicial system. According to a letter sent by the consultant, "there is a reasonable fear of a conflict of interest" between Netanyahu's personal affairs, relating to the trial in which he is accused, "and essential components of the initiatives". According to her, Netanyahu should also avoid "giving direct or indirect guidance through other parties when it comes to promoting the initiatives", and according to her, this also applies to...

A tragic terrorist attack: On Montefiore Street in Tel Aviv on Saturday afternoon unfolded a tragic incident when Chen Amir, a 42-year-old municipal security patrol officer (SLA), was mortally wounded in a shooting attack. The assailant, identified as Kamal Abu-Bakar, 22, opened fire on Chen and his patrol friend after arousing their suspicion. Chen Amir, a resident of Bat Yam and originally from Kibbutz Re'im in the Eshkol region, displayed tremendous courage during the incident. Despite being critically injured, he was rushed to Ichilov Hospital while receiving CPR. Tragically, the...

In the wake of the contentious decision by the Strauss company to halt its advertising on Channel 14, a storm of controversy has erupted, leading to a boycott backed by right-wing factions. Recent developments have taken a disturbing turn, with reports emerging that threats against the company's chairwoman, Ofra Strauss, have prompted the deployment of security personnel for her protection. This alarming situation has been brought to light by N12