Jacob Bardugo has been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attack dog against law enforcement agencies and has turned opportunism into an art form

ISRAEL: Smotrich says 'Gaza will be destroyed,' civilians to emigrate after Israeli victory declared in coming months ■ GAZA: 37 people killed in Israeli strikes since Tuesday morning, Gazan medical sources say ■ YEMEN: IDF struck Sanaa Int'l Airport, causing shutdown; U.S. and Houthis announce cease-fire ■ EGYPT: Source says Egypt has received new U.S. proposal for Gaza cease-fire ahead of Trump visit

Teachers, who are protesting planned pay cuts, doubt the dismissals will go ahead - given the severe nationwide teacher shortage

The Israeli north and south have been empty for many months. Now Carmen from Madrid, Trevor from London and Albert and Janny from Apeldoorn join Israeli kibbutz members in helping deserted towns look better

The preliminary discussions will not set the exact structure or timeline of the post-war administration, which will depend on conditions on the ground, sources told Reuters

The cost of expanding the military campaign in the Gaza Strip is liable to amount to 25 billion shekels in three months – not including the damage to the economy ■ If additional spending is approved, the defense budget will climb to about 160 billion shekels this year, the state budget will be reopened and the deficit could increase ■ Long-term control of Gaza will cost billions more

Issa Amro, one of the Palestinians featured in Louis Theroux's new documentary, claims appearing in the film has made him a target of IDF harassment and settler violence

For Netanyahu's government, the Gaza war is still 'existential' and protesting its surging cost is a matter of disloyalty to the cause. Perhaps it's fitting that it's teachers, with their duty to Israel's next generation but their salaries slashed, are now on strike