The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen.
3 killed in collision on highway near Ramat Hasharon
Paramedics declare the deaths of three people involved in a collision between two cars on a highway in central Israel.
The three men, whose ages were reported to range from 25 to 44, were on Route 5 near the city of Ramat Hasharon when the vehicles collided, fatally wounding them.
France’s Macron and Saudi crown prince call for Lebanese presidential elections
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman call for presidential elections in Lebanon after a fragile ceasefire agreement went into effect there.
“Together, they called for the holding of presidential elections in Lebanon with the aim of bringing the Lebanese people together and carrying out the reforms necessary for the stability and security of the country,” Macron’s office says after the two leaders met on the first day of a state visit by the French president to Saudi Arabia.
Bill to give justice minister the authority to set bar association fees clears first reading
A bill to transfer authority for setting the Israel Bar Association’s membership to the justice minister clears its first plenum reading, with Knesset lawmakers voting 55-53 to advance the legislation.
Israel Bar Association chief Amit Becher has accused Justice Minister Yariv Levin of using the bill to blackmail him into having the bar’s representatives vote in favor of appointing Supreme Court justices that he supports.
Arguing in favor of the bill, Levin has claimed that the IBA and its leadership engage in behavior “in complete opposition to the interests of the lawyers and the overall public interest,” and alleged that the organization was using membership fees to fund luxury getaways “in wartime under the guise of professional training.”
Critics have claimed that the Bar Association bill is part of a wider effort to resurrect the contentious judicial overhaul plan.
FMs of Iran, Turkey and Russia likely to meet in Doha for talks on Syria — Iranian state media
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Russia are likely to meet in the framework of the Astana process on December 7 and 8 to discuss Syria on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says, according to state media.