The Times of Israel is liveblogging Wednesday’s events as they unfold.
IDF troops arrest wanted Palestinian man in Nablus
Undercover Israeli forces arrested a wanted Palestinian in the West Bank city of Nablus this morning, the Israel Defense Forces says.
According to the IDF, troops of the elite Duvdevan unit entered Nablus after receiving intelligence about the suspect’s whereabouts from the Shin Bet security agency.
The wanted man was shot while attempting to flee, the IDF says.
Shortly after, he was detained and taken by the forces for medical treatment, before questioning by the Shin Bet.
Palestinian media outlets publish footage from the incident, naming the suspect as Muhammad Saleh Hamdan.
لحظة اعتقال قوة خاصة إسرائيلية للأسير المحرر محمد صالح حمدان بعد إصابته في شارع المريج بمدينة نابلس. pic.twitter.com/eGsyPYvq9o
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) March 22, 2023
Israeli man hurt by stone throwing in East Jerusalem
An Israeli man is lightly hurt after coming under a stone-throwing attack in East Jerusalem, medics say.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says its medics are taking the 33-year-old to Shaare Zedek hospital in the capital for treatment, after he was wounded on Jericho Road, just outside the Old City.
Knesset fast-tracks bill to block court from ordering PM to recuse himself
The Knesset’s House Committee moves to fast-track a bill that would protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a court order to recuse himself.
The committee — helmed by Likud MK Ofir Katz, the bill’s primary sponsor — grants an exemption to the bill from waiting until next week to be brought for its second and third, final, floor votes.
It is expected to come up for a vote tonight or tomorrow, and the opposition is poised to stage a fiery filibuster against the bill, which many of its members paint as being “tailored” to save Netanyahu from potential legal trouble.
However, Katz says that opposition and coalition representatives already came to an agreement to limit debate on the recusal bill to a maximum of 16 hours, meaning the opposition’s stalling will prove to be largely symbolic. Katz also announces that the opposition will have up to 16 hours to filibuster the bill, making it likely to be passed tomorrow morning or afternoon.
The legislation explicitly blocks the top court from ordering a prime minister to take a leave of absence. According to the bill, only a three-quarters majority vote of government ministers or MKs can push a premier to take a temporary leave, and then, only for mental or physical health reasons.
