A Jewish town in Samaria earned a major legal victory on Wednesday when Israel's Supreme Court ruled against pro-Palestinian litigants trying to demolish the village.

The Palestinians are seeking to breach the agreed-to framework and to push the Court to determine political issues that should be resolved by negotiations

'This is not a matter of politics. This is an obligation placed on us, the people of law enforcement and upon me personally,' said Mandelblit.

Arab lawmaker Basel Ghattas, under investigation for abetting terror and stripped of parliamentary immunity, has been arrested.

Employing defensive measures to preserve Israel's democracy, PM Netanyahu is seeking legal venues through which terror-supporting lawmakers could be ousted from parliament.