White House pushes back on criticism of Biden's pick of former mayor to serve as ambassador, saying the US president's 'commitment to police reform speaks for itself'

Walid Taha rebels over interior minister delaying legislation meant to bring electricity to Bedouin homes in unrecognized hamlets, but party reportedly not ready to go mat yet

Gideon Sa'ar's proposal would prevent any MK indicted of serious crime from becoming PM; two members of Bennett's Yamina party said to oppose legislation

Boy entering country from Moldova put in isolation after found with subvariant; scientists say no evidence it is more dangerous than Delta, but are watching it closely

Tarek Bitar reissues order for Ghazi Zeitar and Nohad Machnouk to provide testimony related to last year's massive port explosion, as 'battle of immunities' starts back up

Hassan Nasrallah's claim about size of terror group's fighting force, seen as an exaggeration by analysts, is directed at domestic rivals

Linda Thomas-Greenfield condemns Hamas for holding Israeli civilians, troops' bodies, and urges Israel to probe settler violence

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