Mandelblit said that "it was an obligation to decide" pre-election so that the voters would have all of the information possible when they went to voting booths.

Gabbay could have ended the partnership like a gentleman, behind closed doors and with a terse message sent to the press. But that is not what Gabbay was after.

The former Defense Minister spoke as he stood on a hilltop outside the herding village of tents and shacks that is located just off of Route 1, next to the Kfar Adumim settlement.

The decision to build an upgraded naval barrier was decided upon after five Hamas frogmen (naval commandos) tried to infiltrate Kibbutz Zikim during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 armed with automatic weapons, fragmentation grenades and several types of explosives devices.

Lawyer Itamar Ben Gvir proclaimed victory over law enforcement and slammed what he said were coercive tactics in which undercover agents were used against the minor while in detention in Akko.

‘We’ve thwarted Hezbollah invasion ambitions’

Yacimovich acknowledged that much of the role of opposition leader can only be fulfilled when the Knesset is in session. But she said she would still work to galvanize the opposition.

A full panel is reserved only for cases of constitutional significance, whereas typically decisions are made by three justices.