In his resignation letter, Cohen of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party accused the 'deep state' of blocking his plan to build a civilian airport in the Negev, which he gave as his reason for stepping down. His return to the Knesset will force out MK Tzvi Succot

The cabinet's resolution notes there's no security impediment to residents' return, but excludes communities with a 'rehabilitative impediment' from the decision. Reconstruction in Nahal Oz, for example, is set to end by August

The 10-day sentence was an Israeli army commander's retribution for having complained about a shortage of mental health resources in the Kfir Brigade, soldiers told Haaretz. 'You have only two options: Go AWOL or commit suicide'