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pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved the key part of a divisive judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Part of the plan — which was proposed as a sweeping reform by Netanyahu’s hardline nationalist government — removes the court system’s ability to strike down “unreasonable” decisions by the government. […]

Alexandre Morin-Laprise/Getty Images (JENIN, West Bank) — Israel withdrew its forces from the Jenin refugee camp just after midnight Wednesday, ending the largest military operation it’s conducted in the occupied West Bank in nearly twenty years. The Israeli operation — which included drone airstrikes, hundreds of special forces and tanks — lasted 48 hours, leaving […]

Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israeli police officers stormed a mosque in Jerusalem overnight, raising tensions during a high holiday and prompting clashes that continued into Wednesday morning. Video from the scene released by the Israeli Police Force showed officers entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where worshipers were celebrating Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. […]

200mm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed until the parliament’s next legislative session, according to the head of the far-right Jewish Power party. “I agreed to remove the veto for the postponement of the legislation, in exchange for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment […]