The petitioner was only 17 when he was jailed for spreading classified material, even though the leaking of the information to the minor was authorized by the newly-appointed Mossad chief, Roman Gofman, as part of an online influence operation

The justices further ruled that the IDF must allow women to be drafted into armored corps, special forces, infantry and frontline combat units by November of this year

The far-right minister claimed there is no evidence that he interferes in police appointments or operations – and that his continued tenure as national security minister was decided by the public in the elections, which the court is not authorized to question

The teen was released only after a year and a half in custody over espionage charges, when it was revealed that he had been part of an IDF operation. Current Mossad head Barnea said that he sees Netanyahu's pick Gofman as 'someone who is abusing their power'