Settlers also attacked a mosque hours before the authorities imposed a night curfew and invoked an emergency. Many of these violent protests broke out after Israeli politicians blamed the Arab population for violence

A day after the corruption trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu began, president Reuven Rivlin handed him the mandate to try and form a new government

Parliament was dissolved after the government could not pass the budget in the stipulated time. The upcoming elections in March will be the fourth election in less than two years

Israel has been launching tank and air force attacks on Gaza since last week. They have also shut down a goods crossing point and stopped fuel shipments

Protests in Israel which began with the demand for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption charges are gradually changing in nature. Anti-occupation and pro-Palestinian groups are entering the space as well