Knesset

Here are eight takes on what UNRWA is and why and how it has placed Israel in the international hot seat.

These comments follow the return of the Knesset for winter session and reports regarding budget cuts for certain ministries.

The vote passed 61-35, with support from the coalition's parties and an opposition party, the rest of the opposition opposed the bill.

With a looming vote, a bill to expel relatives of terrorists faces backlash from legal experts and security officials alike.

According to the bill's explanatory section, the law only applies to new embassies, and existing embassies will remain in place.

In July, coalition members rejected two opposition bills proposing a state inquiry into the events of October 7.

Finance Minister Smotrich emotionally calls for shared IDF responsibility among the haredi community, emphasizing unity for Israel’s defense and survival.

“A heroic operation in the style of Entebbe is impossible under these conditions.”

The decision to ban UNRWA signals Israel's willingness to break free from organization and structures that breed hostility.

“Hamas is putting forward conditions that we can’t agree to,” Netanyahu said, adding that it now seemed that “those conditions could be rescinded.