In report described as 'warning light,' ombudsman slams lack of government focus, failure to budget and implement decisions, rising emissions and too-modest targets

State Comptroller faults Tax Authority for not returning excess taxes it collected, reveals state has only received a fraction of projected royalties from offshore gas drilling

'It's your property,' says city architect; building collapse apparently caused by failed central support column; municipality to fund planning of new apartments

Ombudsman details subpar infrastructure for communities in south, with many lacking electricity or rocket warning sirens; Israelis of Ethiopian descent suffer over-policing, racism

Matanyahu Englman says move will allow official inquiry to 'optimally and exclusively' investigate the deadly crush that killed 45 people in April

UTJ's Ya'akov Asher's proposal falls in a 59-55 vote; minister says government has not yet formulated its position on the issue

Report on local authorities finds that less than half the budget needed for government-backed plan was supplied during 2017-2020, no uniform definition of domestic violence

Comptroller report lashes police for failing to crack down on illegal weapons in Arab community, as shootings and deaths surge

Justice Minister Gantz, whose query prompted Mandelblit's opinion, instructs his office to prepare a probe proposal

Matanyahu Englman says special probe will focus on conduct of all involved, the compound's administration, and what can be done to stop a similar tragedy occurring in the future