Ministers deliberate measures on economy, travel and security, many of which have been promised by past Netanyahu governments but were not carried out

Pierbattista Pizzaballa, 58, chosen by pontiff along with 20 others; church head expresses hope for dialogue between Israel and Palestinians, given recent violence

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai rushes to scene just across from national headquarters; no others injured

In interview, Michael Brodsky notes 'abnormal situation' given Kyiv 'often turns to Israel with various requests'

US president says Jerusalem shares blame for recent violence due to cabinet members who push settlement expansion while rejecting Palestinian rights

London daily Asharq Al-Awsat says Islamic Republic looking to swap Elizabeth Tsurkov, possibly for prisoner Israel says is Revolutionary Guard operative

Gali Baharav-Miara spars with ministers in hours-long, raucous discussion about overhaul protests and cabinet members' accusations of a too-soft approach by law enforcement

Smotrich rules out 'financial concessions' to PA amid reported concerns over its potential collapse in West Bank; Ben Gvir slams 'delusional' plan

Police minister says number of anti-government protesters arrested is a 'disgrace'; Baharav-Miara says government should not be seeking to suppress demonstrations

Mostly armed, uniformed troops, with handful of unarmed terror group activists, said to have spent 20 minutes over boundary last week; IDF asked UNIFIL to expel them