Cabinet approval of the budget is only the first step toward enactment, after which Finance Ministry officials will draft it into a bill for an initial Knesset vote by mid-January, with failure to pass it by the March 31 deadline resulting in the Knesset's dissolution

The Haifa municipality proposed relocating the weekly demonstration to a remote site far from any main road. Protest leaders accused 'violent far-right elements' of intimidating city officials, and said practical concerns about road closures cannot justify marginalizing a major political protest

U.S. President Trump promises Hamas disarmament and IDF withdrawal from Gaza are on the horizon – but ultimately, the fate of Israelis and Palestinians is now in the hands of Gulf monarchs