Move earns praise from Haredi MKs, who viewed previous government's taxes as targeting their community; ex-environmental protection minister says step 'sends us back lightyears'

Rotem Amfert Negev reaches agreement for record payout in class action suit headed by Parks Authority over massive leak that ravaged Nahal Ashalim in 2017

Turkeys in slaughterhouse near Beit She'an mark first cases of avian influenza this winter; surrounding farms quarantined as authorities look to prevent spread to wild birds

Countries pledge to reduce pollution by treating wastewater, connecting towns to sewage infrastructure, rehabilitating ecology, and creating tourism sites and jobs

Green groups criticize announcement as just words in run-up to elections and UN climate confab; similar decision in 2018 never implemented

Prime minister slated to offer 'hope and vision through strength'; right-wing ministers criticize intended remarks, while lawmakers from left support move and urge talks with Abbas

Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg lauds overall trend in reducing emissions, though suspected carcinogens increased by 1.5%; electric company biggest culprit

Efforts to rehabilitate valley conduit stymied as conservationists seek to reverse damage from years of conflict and politics, resource abuse and pollution

Environmental Protection Ministry says reef has not recovered since storm in 2020, and has been further damaged; blames human activity in the Gulf of Eilat and climate change

According to Kan, the ex-chairwoman has been convinced by officials that her return to eadership could be key to the party's survival