Netanyahu will ask cabinet on Sunday to formally approve his role as defense minister on Sunday ■ The prime minister currently holds defense, immigration, health and foreign ministry portfolios

Right-wing Habayit Hayehudi ministers Bennett and Shaked accuse Netanyahu of destroying Israel's power of deterrence over fears of legal consequences

Mohammed Yasin was suspended after The Sunday Times gave Labour a dossier detailing his social media activity

Hamas terror cell responsible for shootings near the settlements of Ofra and Givat Assaf ■ Senior IDF officer: 'We are investigating what we can do to reveal similar terror cells in the early stages'

A ministry hotline received 272 complaints of violence this month, 70 percent of them from women, compared to 110 complaints in the first two weeks of November

Israel's right-wing claims only a mixture of deterrence retribution can restore security, but most security officials have long opposed such steps

Polish summit president hailed final text as 'a thousand little steps forward together,' but critics say it is not ambitious enough

The tunnel no longer constitutes a threat but has been rigged with explosives, says military spokesman