A UN report accused Israel of preventing the entry of essential equipment for infrastructure rehabilitation, after it was further damaged by the weather. It stated 200,000 residents were affected by floods over the weekend

Netanyahu renews call for national unity government, says majority of Israelis want political unity amid mounting challenges ahead

Israel's prime minister has spent his career undermining the country's democratic institutions. Political scientists tell Haaretz how his tactics fit a familiar pattern of 'democratic backsliding' among populist leaders