Israel

The divide over Netanyahu’s plans to change the legal system has not spared the country’s military, its most trusted institution

The main protest in the central city of Tel Aviv drew tens of thousands of people

Despite the effort by the country’s figurehead president to seek a way out of the stalemate, the sides appeared to be further digging in

President Isaac Herzog’s proposal would abolish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to give parliament the power to strike down Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority

The steps were the latest in a series of moves by Netanyahu’s coalition to overhaul Israel’s legal system

The prime minister’s coalition advanced a bill that would protect the long-serving leader from calls that he be removed from office over his corruption charges

Some reservists are refusing to show up for duty and former commanders are defending their actions as a natural response to what they see as an impending change toward autocracy

The Israeli army raided the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, leading to a shootout

Demonstrators outside the salon chanted, “shame, shame” — but did not try to force their way inside

The killing comes a day after two Israelis were killed by a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank

More than 102 people were wounded in what was one of the bloodiest battles in over nearly a year of fighting