Families of October 7 victims came to the Knesset as the coalition opened hearings to form a politicized, Netanyahu-backed panel to probe the Hamas massacre. 'A country that does not investigate itself after its worst disaster tells its citizens they do not count,' one bereaved father said

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana's decision to exclude Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, leading the National Unity Party, the Democrats party and Yisrael Beiteinu to pull out from the event, comes amid a coalition boycott of the president since his appointment

Likud argued that law enforcement turned a blind eye to alleged wrongdoing under the Bennett–Lapid government, but is now opening daily probes against ministers and lawmakers in Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, calling it proof of discriminatory enforcement by the 'deep state'

MK Yorai Lahav Hertzanu issued a complaint after Likud Minister Shlomo Karhi, who degraded him for opposing the commemoration of a rabbi. According to the lawmaker, the same rabbi used the term against members of the LGBTQ community

Degel HaTorah and Shas backed the state budget in its first reading on Wednesday, giving the coalition a majority. Their support has been contingent on ongoing efforts to legislate the military exemption of yeshiva students, amid disputes over the bill's wording and constitutionality

Dr. Evan Gary Cohen resigned from the party-financing committee, prompting the Knesset speaker to seek a replacement. The Academy for a Democratic Israel called his resignation 'a crucial step against politicization' of a committee that sets funding caps and approves party loans

Opposition lawmakers joined the families at a press conference as they shared testimonies criticizing the government's response to crime in the Arab community. During the briefing, Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv taunted a grieving mother, demanding that Arab society 'disarm themselves'