Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to appoint the current deputy Shin Bet chief, "S," as acting chief of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) until a permanent appointment is made, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Wednesday.The Prime Minister's Office noted that because current chief Ronen Bar’s term ends by April 10, "it will not be possible to approve a permanent Shin Bet chief through the Grunis Committee in time."The PMO noted that the interview process for a new security agency chief is still ongoing.

An official IDF body published classified and sensitive information on social media regarding a life-threatening issue, in a breach first identified by and reported on by Army Radio on Wednesday.Army Radio added that the sensitive information was posted on purpose and not by mistake, and that it remained publicly accessible for several consecutive hours, exposed to thousands of followers."This constitutes a severe breach of information security, directly affecting human lives in the most sensitive manner," Army Radio said.The information was finally removed several hours later after Army Radio reported it. The IDF’s Information Security Department within Military Intelligence has now launched an investigation.

Gil Birger has been named as the businessman being investigated in the "Qatargate" affair, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. This is a developing story.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ascended the Temple Mount with the head of the Temple Mount Administration, Rabbi Shimshon Elbaum on Wednesday.The site had been closed to Jews for 13 days.

The legal advisor of the Ramat Hasharon Municipality ruled Wednesday that the Big Fashion Glilot complex cannot operate on Shabbat.This comes after significant public backlash from senior ultra-Orthodox figures, who harshly criticized the complex in a strongly worded letter because of its Shabbat operations.