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Israeli parties have made no progress towards a compromise over the government's bitterly disputed judicial overhaul package after a month of meetings, Benny Gantz, head of one of the largest opposition parties, said on Monday.

An Israeli army officer was removed from his post on Sunday for attending a political protest in uniform, the first such case during a crisis over the government's planned judicial overhaul that has stirred rancour within the military ranks.

Incident comes as Israel says it will ban Jewish visitors from Al-Aqsa for the rest of Ramadan.

The Israeli military shot and killed two Palestinians who allegedly opened fire at troops from their car in the northern West Bank, the latest incident in a wave of deadly violence gripping the occupied territory

Decision comes as Israel hit with rocket strikes from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria in recent days

In today’s newsletter: With reported attacks on ushers and police called to handle overzealous audience participation, some argue the sanctity of the stage is under threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore security "on all fronts" after surging violence that included rocket fire from Lebanon and Syria and two more deaths on Monday. Netanyahu also reinstated the defense minister whose firing he announced last month, AFP said. Heavy clashes, shootings, rocket strikes and a…

After a week of rocket attacks and shootings by Palestinian militants on multiple fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backtracked on his decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The minister had angered Netanyahu by calling to suspend his government’s plan to weaken the judiciary, saying it was dividing the…

Dismissal of Yoav Gallant triggered unprecedented surge of protest against plan to disempower judiciary