Ilana Sporta Hania charged with extortion, illegal possession of firearm; prosecution says retired nurse remains a threat, files request she remains in custody until end of trial

Right-wing activist Ilana Sporta Hania to be indicted for sending letters with bullets to PM and his family; investigation finds she also previously threatened former AG Mandelblit

Suspect, reportedly a resident of Ashkelon, said to have also written threatening social media posts about the premier

Addressed to Bennett's son Yoni, letter contains 'detailed murder threats'; police believe person behind it 'gathered information' about the family

PM says he didn't try to talk Gilat Bennett out of taking their kids overseas just days after he urged Israelis to refrain from foreign travel

Health Ministry chief Ash cautions it is still unclear how vaccine-resistant the strain may be; virus czar Zarka says it will take another week to clarify the impact of the variant

PM says he accepts criticism over wife taking kids on vacation days after he recommended against traveling, but defends Gilat as 'most kindhearted person I know'

Premier's wife said to have refused requests to cancel trip; some of PM's coalition partners reportedly unhappy at the optics as tourist industry hit again by restrictions

After facing criticism, premier says he no longer recommends avoiding international travel due to details learned in past few days about Omicron strain

Joint statement says no official meetings will be held at Balfour until new premier moves in, after Netanyahu hosted Nikki Haley there a day after new gov't was sworn in