Arab faction leaders and Yesh Atid chief discuss controversial nation-state law, violence in Arab towns; meeting comes as head of rival Ra'am set to give primetime address

Arab lawmakers and civil society organization criticize plan as too little too late, having hoped for billions; 21 Arabs killed in violent circumstances since beginning of 2021

Hadash, Balad factions to continue as Joint List alliance of Arab parties, while Ahmad Tibi's Ta'al and Mansour Abbas's Ra'am will each run separately

MK Sami Abou Shahadeh wins primary vote in Arab nationalist faction, with alliance of Arab parties reportedly considering expelling conservative Ra'am faction

One person dies as a result of the pathogen, taking toll to 292; 16,133 tests carried out on Friday

Increase marks biggest jump in new cases in a single day since start of May; government offers testing for ministers after MK contracts virus

Fateen Mulla later claims his comment on Sami Abou Shahadeh's virus diagnosis was distorted, says he meant a 'political' attack as most parliamentary activity was halted

Sami Abou Shahadeh says he was in contact with thousands, photographed in close contact with others while not wearing a mask; Deri backtracks on entry for foreign yeshiva students