Former senior officials, many of whom worked under Netanyahu for years, say reforms could cause 'long-term' damage to economy

ZecOps finds Shai Babad, Keren Terner Eyal and Emi Palmor — all named in bombshell Calcalist wiretapping report — were never targeted by police or with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware

ZecOps says high likelihood devices of former ministry chiefs were infected with malware, which was oddly removed in recent days; 3rd ex-ministry head hands in phone for probe

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

Mandelblit to finance minister: 'Impermissible to leave the post unmanned' amid risk of destabilizing the economy; matter was held up by ongoing government infighting

While politicians tussle and pontificate, their failure to pass a budget and appoint top officials leaves government agencies unable to tackle the worst fallout of the pandemic

Minister says he won't address gossip, claims Finance Ministry functioning well after director-general follows others out the door as crisis swirls over budget, virus response

Keren Terner Eyal steps down after just 5 months on the job, as crisis swirls over budget and virus response; move comes after several other senior ministry officials resign

Finance Ministry chief urges health officials to resist more severe lockdown despite runaway infections; ministers expected to review fresh limits on workforce, synagogue closures

Chezy Levy admits goal of no more than 500 daily infections won't happen under current conditions; Minister Ze'ev Elkin says government lacks exit strategy from closure