Yariv Levin

The High Court is missing two justices after former chief justice Esther Hayut and former Justice Anat Baron retired last month.

The necessity for this law stems from the absence of many employees who have been called up to the war and the need to lighten the burden on the system. 

With no expectation for when the Judicial Selection Committee will be reformed, the longer Levin waits to convene it, the more Israel faces a shortage in judges.

The people mentioned in the bill will now have an extra month to make certain payments to protect them economically from the effects of Israel's war with Hamas.

Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky tied the endorsement to the wave of crime that plagues the country.

It was decided that the ceremony would be a muted affair, with no speakers from outside the judiciary - and not just Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

The government established the spyware committee on August 23 to investigate the "Pegasus affair," in which NSO's Ciphon malware was used to infect over a thousand phones.

"The hearing being held today in the court is in practice a hearing to cancel the results of the elections," accused Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

Eleven justices will preside over the case. The bench was expanded from three judges following the first hearing on August 3.

Opposition head Yair Lapid attacked the PM, saying Netanyahu "ignored the fact that Israel is being torn apart due to his government."