Some 5,000 families will receive family unification, a procedure long in deep freeze, as part of a first step towards resolving the issue, says senior PA official

New Hope's Sa'ar and Hendel stress there is no Palestinian partner for peace; unnamed senior official reported to suggest defense minister trying to bring down government

In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives

So-called loan to Ramallah will be paid back via garnished tax revenue held by Israel, allowing Jerusalem to circumvent its own law requiring offsetting funds PA pays to terrorists

Founding editor David Horovitz discusses the pros and cons of PM Bennett's recent DC visit; Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman summarizes outcomes of PA-Israel talks

Official also says Bennett approved the sit-down, which dealt only with security issues; Meretz MK calls the statement 'outrageous': 'Why not have a diplomatic process?'

Sit-down comes after Bennett returns from meeting Biden in Washington; Defense Minister says Israel is ready to boost Palestinian Authority's ailing economy

TV report says defense minister irked that PM rebuffed his request to meet with Palestinian Authority leader, feeling he is most suited to task

Over 2,000 new settlement units set to be advanced, drawing Ramallah's ire; construction will take place in blocs, but also in more isolated settlements deep in West Bank

Defense Ministry holding off on settlement building approvals but will okay plans when timing is right, giving preference to projects in so-called blocs, says Israeli official