Knesset committee to examine rising toll at the shore, which has seen 21 people lose their lives in past three months, compared to 26 in April-October 2022

Knesset committee is told that major cities including Jerusalem and Haifa are in danger if disaster hits, chair says state should invest more in preparedness

Matanyahu Englman says deadly regional temblors are a 'bright warning light' to government, local authorities that action is needed to secure hundreds of thousands of buildings

Proposal by ultra-Orthodox lawmakers calls for 15% of operating hours to be divided between men and women; opposition MKs slam move as establishing 'religious state'

Progressive religious voices denounce proposal, say it will have a 'boomerang effect' and drive people away from Judaism

Agreement said to put Haredi MK Uri Maklev in charge of social equality for women, LGBTQ people; Goldknopf to be housing minister, Porush to helm Jerusalem Affairs Ministry

Pundits speculate the Haredi party may be abandoning the opposition, but it says it's sticking with the Likud-led bloc even as it appears to grow impatient with Netanyahu

Responding to petition against Finance Minister Liberman's plan to restructure system, justices say payments can't be stopped in the middle of the school year

Justice minister says matter should be resolved by a government decision, not legislation, but finance minister says he will only weigh in once the state inquiry is complete

UTJ's Ya'akov Asher's proposal falls in a 59-55 vote; minister says government has not yet formulated its position on the issue