Yesh Atid lawmaker fronts party's most prominent effort to establish deeper foothold in local authorities, vying with four others to challenge 25-year incumbent Ron Huldai

Backed by opposition leader Yair Lapid and planning to quit Knesset in August, Barbivai is the most high-profile challenger to the 25-year incumbent in the October election

Special Knesset panel advances bid to prevent PM being forced aside over conflict of interest; opposition says bill would place PM 'above the law'; first reading set for later Mon.

MKs from incoming opposition ejected from plenum for heckling as incoming PM outlines plans ahead of swearing in; thousands demonstrate outside Knesset against hardline government

New draft of legislation advances to Knesset vote, but still makes police force subordinate to government and police commissioner subordinate to national security minister

Estimated 15,000 people, including MKs, attend demonstration calling for action on climate change ahead of COP27 conference; march only 'finishes at the ballot box,' says organizer

PM mediates deal to prepare to shorten shifts to 16 hours in outlying area, though all hospitals given go-ahead now if they can

For 2nd time in week, move delayed as talks to shorten 26-hour shifts continue; health minister: Treasury's approach is 'totally destructive to Israeli society'

Medical center director warned residents they would be fired if they didn't retract move to quit in protest of 26-hour shifts

Rambam Medical Center director reportedly tells interns they have two days to retract resignation letters signed in protest of 26-hour shifts, or he'll boot them out himself