Chief justice says petitioners must make legal arguments about why Netanyahu-Gantz power-sharing deal should be struck down, but no ruling announced

Source close to prime minister says Liat Ben Ari's absence due to vacation is 'simply scandalous'; Justice Ministry says it is not damaging to process

Avigdor Feldman says it is a 'scandal' that attorney general agreed to continue proceedings in PM's criminal cases while expert Liat Ben-Ari is on vacation