Benny Gantz, Gideon Sa'ar say they hope to establish 'responsible, realistic, secure and liberal' government, denounce Netanyahu but don't expressly rule him out

Parties reportedly hope former IDF chief Eisenkot will take 3rd spot on slate; Regev says no room in Likud for Yamina leader Shaked, who insists she'll stick with her own party

Officials slam Israeli 'delaying tactics' and say Jerusalem is offering barely any cellular bandwidth for Palestinians -- even as it expands Israeli networks in settlements

Reform requires communications firms, seen as gateway to other vital infrastructure, to develop detailed plans for identifying and preventing online attacks

Russian envoy summoned for 'clarification' after Moscow's top diplomat tries to justify supposed 'denazification' effort in Ukraine by saying 'some of worst antisemites are Jews’'

New law will allow consumers to switch plans, choose their own level of content restriction, without rabbinic supervision, as of July 31

Yoaz Hendel's directive will allow users to transfer distinctive 'kosher' phone numbers to other non-restricted providers, essentially ending contentious ultra-Orthodox monopoly

Minister Yoaz Hendel says 'inconceivable' for 'anti-Zionist' Meretz MK to represent Israel abroad; Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi says she wouldn't be questioned 'if I was a Jewish woman'

Minister Elkin notes the Palestinian leader 'wants ICC to jail the defense minister as a war criminal'; PM Bennett reportedly exasperated; but the left praises him

Public security minister likens right-wing politicians' criticism of him to Netanyahu's actions ahead of 1995 assassination of PM