Defense minister says commission of inquiry into massive graft scandal that has ensnared several Netanyahu associates will look into PM's office role in buying naval vessels
Coalition whip says Likud acted 'correctly and honestly' in retroactively canceling Knesset decision to form parliamentary inquiry into corruption case linked to associates of PM
Lapid accuses Netanyahu's allies of eroding democracy after parliament speaker overturns vote that approved inquiry; Meretz head, good governance group vow to petition top court
Responding to petitions against decision to close cases, justice officials say evidence does not support opening of criminal investigations into the affairs
Mandelblit says police, prosecutors believe evidence doesn't justify opening probe into PM's selling of shares to cousin, particularly as statute of limitations has expired
Ahaz Ben-Ari, the Defense Ministry's former legal adviser, alleges he was pressured to nix tender for ships so contract would instead go to German firm who PM's cousin lobbied for
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