Rights groups have long complained of restrictions on those fleeing violence; some 90 LGBT Palestinians have received temporary permits to seek refuge in Israel

Report of collaboration - said to be revealed at closed-door Knesset committee hearing - prompts Labor MK to demand that prime minister, education minister explain decision

Flyer signed by dozens of people with fallen relatives is criticized by Eli Ben Shem, chairman of Yad Labanim, for mixing the mourning with politics

Lawyer for family says paperwork shows teen arrived with adults who are responsible for her, but authorities are concerned over contradictions in details of alleged adoption

Mansour Abbas refuses to confirm details of reported deal, but says a way will be found to 'maintain the coalition and solve the issue'; Ra'am no. 2 to reportedly vote against bill

Report says coalition's Islamist Ra'am party will abstain rather than vote against extending law, with some Palestinian spouses of Israelis getting residency instead of citizenship

PM Bennett meets with Interior Minister Shaked, Ra'am chief Abbas, New Hope's Elkin, after vote to extend law postponed thanks to impasse

Government unable to ensure it can pass law in current form and working to find compromise acceptable to colation parties; Shaked aiming for a vote later this week

16 rookies will help fill the seats in Israel's newly elected parliament, set to be one of its most thinly-spread with lawmakers hailing from 13 different parties

Spooked by the thought of the right-wing extremist becoming an MK, Yuval Carmel is going to door-to-door in right-wing strongholds to convince people to vote for anybody else