The Israeli Supreme Court declared that an amendment, designed to complicate the dismissal of a prime minister, will not be enforced until the next legislative session. The court, with a majority of six out of 11 justices, ruled that the amendment to Basic Law: The government, specifically regarding grounds for declaring a prime minister unfit, will be delayed until the 26th Knesset.

They deemed the law as targeting a particular individual, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and criticized Parliament for misusing its power to approve such an amendment. This amendment, approved in March, mandated a three-quarter majority for a prime minister’s removal and was widely viewed as tailored to protect Netanyahu amid a corruption trial.

The altered law permits a prime minister’s removal solely on mental or health grounds, aiming to curb potential influence from the Supreme Court or Attorney General’s Office. This decision follows the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of a significant aspect of Israel’s contentious judicial reform, which aimed to limit the Court’s authority in challenging governmental decisions, potentially fostering corruption and arbitrary appointments.