Legislation will remove 1960 stipulation that prospective parents be 'a man and a woman;' Welfare Minister Itzik Shmuli lauds 'historic correction' of discrimination

Led by the ministries of labor and defense and city hall, project may serve as an example for similar initiatives across the country

Friends and neighbors report couple had history of domestic violence; suspected murderer had previously served time for battery

On Tuesday, Knesset will debate bill to authorize Welfare Minister to shut homes and hostels, in fight against COVID-19. Residents are already banned from meeting with families

Amid pandemic lockdown and mass unemployment, facilities for women nearly full; hotlines report uptick in reports of abuse

Appointees announced after Bitan, Cohen withdraw names from consideration following delays as top court questions the transition government's authority to fill cabinet posts

Yitzhak Cohen says he doesn't want to hurt chances of current minister getting another cabinet post, after top court questioned transition government's authority to name ministers

Over 20% of 50,976 reported attacks were against minors with disabilities; perpetrators in over 70% of cases were children's family

Newspaper says Welfare Ministry received money for the program in April, but has yet to fully disburse it, even as new legislation outlawing contracting with sex workers looms

Police arrest mother after girl, who had been removed from her care, was discovered in pay-by-the-hour motel room with a 70-year-old man