Ex-premier acknowledges having performed ambiguous advisory work for Intellexa, one of the firms behind Predator, but says he recently stopped

Gali Baharav-Miara's office nevertheless approves justice minister’s request to retain his own attorney ahead of panel hearings investigating law enforcement hacking of phones

But Baharav-Miara does not allow use of controversial spying tool to extract data remotely from devices as police probe suspected gangland slayings

Ahmed Altantawy said targeted with Israeli-linked Predator tool, discovery prompts Apple to rush out OS updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches to patch vulnerabilities

Researchers say system flaw being 'actively exploited' to deliver malware onto iPhones and iPads

Security officials say panel may damage security, following warnings that it could reveal operational secrets

Police official says commission of inquiry will make it difficult for force to combat crime in Arab community; AG had warned it may not examine PM's ongoing corruption cases

Justice minister pushes back against Baharav-Miara's 'outrageous' letter citing potential conflicts of interests in pending and ongoing cases

Commerce Department restricts ability of Intellexa and Cytrox to do business with American companies for 'threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations'

Channel 12 says commission of inquiry to be formed within a month, headed by retired judge Moshe Drori; police source pans move, saying allegations have been disproved