Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe Foreign Ministry's legal counsel permitted the government to bypass standard Knesset procedures due to urgent needs - but failed to explain what prompted the urgencyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis, Liza Rozovskyand Yaniv Kubovich01:11 AM • July 28 2026 IDTCiting urgent but unspecified circumstances, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bypassed standard legislative procedures two days ago to approve Israel's recognition of the Gaza Board of Peace without seeking Knesset ratification.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIDFKnessetGazaIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuAttorney General of IsraelBoard of PeaceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCiting Urgency, Israel Cabinet Bypasses Knesset to Recognize Gaza Board of PeaceIsrael's Troubles in the North Bore Netanyahu and His Callous CoalitionAG Urges Court to Block Law Politicizing Internal Israel Police ProbesNew Poll Shows Israel's Opposition Has Majority – but Jewish Opposition Doesn'tAhead of Election, Israeli News Site Offered to Promote Ben-Gvir Policy for PayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?Al Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan Journalists