Israel clears legal path for crocodile moat prison
The rule change would let the prison service keep crocodiles, and a feasibility study for the project has begun.
The rule change would let the prison service keep crocodiles, and a feasibility study for the project has begun.
The prison service has begun a feasibility study and zoo visits, even as media report crocodiles could cost up to $20,000 each.
New: A fifth round of talks opened in Washington as Beirut pressed for an Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Why it matters: The vice president framed the pact as serving US interests even if parts of Israel's political system oppose it.
Israel's opposition and far-right ministers both rejected the peace draft, calling it a setback that weakens Tel Aviv.
Israeli media reported the US Embassy asked Ben Gvir to appear in person for biometric fingerprinting before the trip was scrapped.
The proposal came as Israel's cabinet weighed expanding operations in Lebanon despite a ceasefire announced on April 16.
Paris imposed the measure with Britain, Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand against those linked to rising settler violence.
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