PM cites bereaved mother's call for unity; Otzma Yehudit boycotts plenum session over coalition's West Bank policies, accusing Netanyahu, Gallant of 'tolerating' Palestinian terror

Ben Gvir says initial passage on day of deadly West Bank attack ‘symbolic’; AG said to oppose legislation, which is expected to be softened; Netanyahu allegedly tried to delay vote

Survey finds Yesh Atid would become largest party in Knesset if another election was held, indicating broad discontent with government's agenda, but no new votes in the offing

Ramallah threatening to withdraw in what could lead to Aqaba's meeting's cancellation altogether as representatives from Jordan and Egypt won't want to attend without PA

MKs seeking to outlaw court oversight of appointments, a month after justices found Shas leader's two ministerial posts 'unreasonable in the extreme' due to his past offenses

Accused of slighting Halevi, Smotrich says he didn't attend in order to avoid mixing military and politics, amid ongoing tension over the move within the coalition

Tzachi Hanegbi and Hussein al-Sheikh have met once and held several calls via line established to tamp down tensions, pass along warnings, Palestinian official says

After members bow to American pressure, withdraw resolution urging halt to settlement activity, they issue softer joint statement saying actions imperil prospects for 2 states

Facing US pressure, Ramallah suffices with symbolic Security Council statement panning settlements, while Israel will agree to halt some, but not all, activity beyond Green Line

Nides says US not dictating details to Israel, but wants it to build consensus before moving forward, claims warnings about proposals' economic impact have PM's attention