Alsheich firmly denies reports of widespread spying on citizenry, says he supports thorough inquiry; Bennett: If allegations substantiated, 'I'll go all-in on broadest probe'

Palmor, former director-general of the Justice Ministry, was tasked with investigating the police; new allegations arose Monday that the police illegally investigated her back

In meeting with small group of ministers, Bennett says initial checks required before deciding on establishing formal inquiry, as Shin Bet, Mossad join existing investigation

Cops reiterate ban on Israelis entering Palestinian-controlled areas following incident, which occurred shortly after security forces killed 3 terror suspects in the West Bank city

PM, Sa'ar, Barlev and new AG expected to consider a number of options, including waiting to take further steps until deputy AG's panel presents findings

Predecessor Alsheich, who led investigations into Netanyahu, remains mum amid calls for scrutiny of actions committed under his watch

Shai Babad, Keren Terner and Emi Palmor — all alleged to have been hacked — call for deletion of any material obtained; state comptroller to look into claims

With police alleged to use spyware against citizens, Channel 12 offers guidelines by Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based firm banned in US over ties to Russian security services, hackers

Justice minister vows no 'whitewashing' as police deny latest claims of illicit spyware use; defense lawyers in Netanyahu trial said to insist on NSO Group's involvement in probe

AG said to have told cops to wait until inquiry into use of Pegasus phone hacking tech was completed, amid allegations they deployed the tool illicitly