Ministry of the Interior
![The National Fraud Investigation Unit (Lahav 433) building](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/07/14/e1afc990-4222-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h3360_w5040.jpg)
An indictment has been filed against Ze'ev Dolinsky, who served as an assistant to President Reuven Rivlin, for accepting bribes totalling six million shekels. Another indictment has been filed against an assistant to Minister Yitzhak Vaknin for bribery amounting to tens of thousands of shekels.
![Israeli government officials and Indian diplomatic delegates pay their respects to Maxwell.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/07/f8138020-dc86-11ee-bbda-93c9fb230a79__h280_w565.png)
Israel-Gaza War, India
The worker, Pat Nibin Maxwell, was killed by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile fired towards Margaliyot. The missile also killed another two workers.
![Beit Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch doing her democratic duty.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/27/86c0e6f0-d56b-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h4480_w6720.jpg)
Local Elections
The voting rate now stands at 17.7% as of 13:00, a significant drop compared to previous elections.
![Interior Minister Arbel and Hamid Abu Arar.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/21/678a01e0-d0c0-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h331_w650.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Bedouin
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel decided to Hamid Abu Arar, a resident of Aroer who saved the lives of 45 soldiers on October 7. "Your actions touched all our hearts."
![They will not be Postponed Again: this is the Date of the Local Authority Elections](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/04/f0c1a1f0-92e2-11ee-8914-e3c659c1040a__h331_w650.jpg)
Local Authority Elections
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel announced that the elections for local authorities will be held in most of the country on January 30, except in the settlements that were evacuated due to the war - where the elections will be held 5 months after the return of the residents.
![Final Confirmation: This is the Date of the Local Authority Elections](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/10/23/9430a3b0-71bc-11ee-b7a1-1906212e89de__h331_w650.jpg)
Local Authority Elections
Final approval: Local authority elections will be postponed for three months. There is a possibility that they may be postponed for an additional month, depending on the circumstances.
![Because of the War: Proposal to Defer Local Government Elections](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/10/11/7f5d7de0-682b-11ee-b7a1-1906212e89de__h331_w650.jpg)
News
The Interior Ministry published a legal memorandum proposing to defer local government elections for three months, to take place on January 31, 2024. This decision is due to the war in the south and difficulties in holding elections due to the security situation.
![The warning on Hilton Beach in Tel Aviv has been removed](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/08/30/3de7e960-4718-11ee-8163-c39ef588ffac__h331_w650.jpg)
Hilton Beach has been Reopened
After a bathing warning was registered at the Hilton Beach in Tel Aviv, the Ministry of the Interior announces that it is possible to return and bathe there as a result of normal sea water quality tests
![The Ministry of the Interior: It is forbidden to bathe at the Hilton beach and the separate beach](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/08/29/a4446770-466d-11ee-952a-23281db9a763__h331_w650.jpg)
Poor Water Quality at the Beach
The Ministry of the Interior announced that after consultation with the Ministry of Health, it was decided to close the separate beach and the Hilton Beach in Tel Aviv for bathing, as a result of poor water quality
![Good news for the religious public: the separate beach is open for bathing](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/08/17/b1162ff0-3ce6-11ee-96a9-efd1eda81675__h331_w650.jpg)
The Separate Beach is Open
The Ministry of Health announced this morning that due to normal microbiological results, bathing at the separate beach in Haifa is permitted. In addition, 8 streams are still closed in the north