Sarah Ben-Nun

Monday’s decision instead narrows the freeze to the coalition funds specifically identified by the court. The temporary order imposed on the remaining transfers on August 5 was lifted.

Ahead of the protest, police said Highway 4 will be blocked between the Aluf Sade Interchange in Ramat Gan and the Em Hamoshavot Interchange in Petah Tikva.  

The event at hand is an appreciation event for Israel Police volunteers and members of police emergency squads. It is officially planned to mark 50 years of the police volunteer system. 

The decision preserves the status quo, blocking the appointment process while judges consider whether the freeze should remain in place until the case is resolved.

The new range aims to prevent grooms from pledging sums they cannot pay while preserving a meaningful minimum that provides wives with genuine financial protection.

The decision means the 159 polling locations no longer need approval from the Elections Committee. What remains is whether the solution is enough to end the High Court proceedings.

The freeze stems from a petition challenging an August 4 Knesset Finance Committee meeting held during the election recess.

Prosecutors asked the court to keep all three defendants in custody until the end of the proceedings.

“It cannot be that someone in a position of power will decide that because they don't like what a broadcaster is saying, that microphone should be ‘turned off,’” wrote Justice Yechiel Kasher. 

Military officials said the enforcement gap stems largely from fewer arrests, since prosecutions generally begin only after draft evaders are detained or report to military facilities.