Move requires vote in Knesset, where coalition lacks majority, so ministers also approve MK's appointment as deputy minister, as it doesn't require plenum vote

PM lashes out at former coalition whip after she refuses to commit to voting in favor of Matan Kahana's reappointment as minister; 'He really lost it,' she says

Party says agreement reached for existing and new homes up to 70 square meters in size; opposition slams arrangement, says coalition selling out for political survival

Sidelining another party MK, the prime minister is bringing one of his most trusted political allies to shore up his most vulnerable front as the coalition teeters near collapse

During closed-door cabinet meeting, another crack appears in the relationship between the PM and his defense minister

Yamina party denies claim that Yomtob Kalfon was sent packing on the demand of Ra'am's Mansour Abbas

Party leader Mansour Abbas chose this week to support a flagging government at the pinnacle of tensions in Jerusalem, in a gamble that is at once practical and ideological

Party heads reportedly respond 'there is nothing that can be done' after government lost Knesset majority; Lapid won't rule out working with Joint List to pass budget

MK Walid Taha to lead negotiations with coalition leadership on fulfilling party's outstanding demands; opposition's bid for new elections scuttled for time being

Steering panel to announce decision Wednesday morning; party head reports progress toward ending freeze, but source insists Ra'am will still abstain, possibly imperiling coalition