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People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, who was stabbed to death there, April 25, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 26, 2026, 12:48 am
Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’
Teen suspected of murdering Pizza Hut worker in Petah Tikva caught on camera holding a knife covered in blood shortly after the Independence Day stabbing
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Ministers and lawmakers attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 9:17 pm
Coalition blocks bill for immediate funds for released hostages, bereaved families
Opposition MK who proposed legislation says coalition ‘turned its back’ on freed hostages, one of whom decries lack of support after returning from Hamas captivity
By Ariela Karmel
L-R: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at a National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset on November 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); MK Pnina Tamano-Shata attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
Opposition MK says Ben Gvir accosted and verbally assaulted her at Knesset
Pnina Tamano-Shata to file ethics complaint, weighing police complaint and lawsuit, after national security minister allegedly got in her face, called her ‘f*cked up and stupid’
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative image. (Bonciutoma/Istock by Getty Images)
August 25, 2025, 12:47 pm
Horrifying testimonies seek to lift shroud of silence around ritual sex abuse claims
Survivors tell Knesset lawmakers of organized assaults on children by those claiming mantle of religion, alleging longstanding phenomenon made worse by official indifference
By Ariela Karmel
MK Hanoch Milwidsky (left) chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); (From left) MKs Meirav Ben-Ari, Pnina Tamano-Shata, and Efrat Rayten, at a press conference opposing the appointment of Milwidsky as Finance Committee chair, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 6:51 pm
Likud MK under investigation for rape approved as new head of Knesset Finance Committee
Lapid decries ‘misogynistic coalition’ for voting to give Hanoch Milwidsky the powerful post; opposition female lawmakers and advocacy groups lament ‘new low’
By Sam Sokol
Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky (right) is seen leaving the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in Lod on July 25, 2025 (Roy Alima/Flash90)
July 27, 2025, 1:13 pm
‘Witch hunt’: Likud defends MK accused of rape, as accuser tells of alleged assault
Netanyahu’s party claims AG has ‘ulterior motive’; Milwidsky allegedly raped ‘Aleph’ while coaching her to commit perjury at sexual misconduct trial of Kabbalistic group leader
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
The Knesset House Committee votes to advance the impeachment of Hadash-Ta'al chairman Ayman Odeh, June 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2025, 7:24 pm
Panel votes to impeach Arab MK Ayman Odeh, paving way for possible ouster from Knesset
90 of 120 MKs would have to back a ban; Hadash-Ta’al head slams opposition MKs for joining ‘Kahanist government’ in committee vote: ‘Some of them hate us more than they love democracy’
By Sam Sokol
Flames erupt after an Iranian missile attack in Haifa, northern Israel, June 15, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
June 18, 2025, 10:53 pm
Mayors demand government take quick action to compensate victims of Iranian strikes
Daily cost of aiding victims exceeds NIS 15 million, says Federation of Local Authorities; Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav calls on government to ‘not be stingy’ with assistance
By Sam Sokol
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 27, 2025, 8:55 pm
At Knesset hearing, AG dismisses accusation of selective enforcement in leak cases
Shin Bet admits to probing law enforcement, denies gathering intelligence on politicians in investigation of Kahanist elements infiltrating police
By Sam Sokol
Family members of Haymanut Kasau attend meeting of the Knesset National Security Commitee dealing with the disappearance of the girl a year earlier when she was just nine-years-old, February 25, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 25, 2025, 8:36 pm
A year without a trace: Knesset panel reviews disappearance of Haymanut Kasau, aged 9
Police insist they have tried everything possible to find the young girl who disappeared in northern Israel; lawmakers urge that case be kept in public eye
By ToI Staff
National Unity MK Pnina Tamano-Shata presidents over a meeting of the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of Women on November 18, 2024. (Knesset Spokesman's Office)
November 18, 2024, 5:34 pm
81% of sex crime complaints in Israel closed without an indictment, report says
Association of Rape Crisis Centers presents figures to Knesset committee hearing; MK: ‘I feel like the system is failing again and again’
By Amy Spiro
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza attend a Religious Zionism faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 1, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2024, 5:11 pm
Opposition, hostage families press coalition to nix upcoming 3-month Knesset recess
National Unity files bill to cancel summer break, but it needs coalition support to pass in time; hostage’s daughter to MKs: ‘There are 120 hostages and you’re going free’
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
May 30, 2024, 8:59 pm
Still in coalition, Gantz’s National Unity party files bill to dissolve Knesset
Party bids to create ‘stable unity government,’ further indicating it is set to bolt the emergency coalition it joined after Oct. 7; Likud dismisses call as harmful to war effort
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center) attend a vote in the Knesset, July 24, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 20, 2024, 3:41 am
Coalition tensions, enlistment bill loom large as Knesset reconvenes Monday
New legislative session will focus on war-related legislation as arguments over ultra-Orthodox military service and postwar order in Gaza threaten future of Netanyahu’s government
By Sam Sokol
This combination photo shows US President Joe Biden, left, on March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (AP Photo)
May 9, 2024, 4:44 pm
‘Dangerous for Israel’: Critics slam government’s handling of US ties amid arms row
The growing rift between Jerusalem and Washington over how to manage the war in Gaza has led to grumbling among both opponents and members of the governing coalition
By Sam Sokol
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