28% of Israeli police officers have resigned since Itamar Ben-Gvir became national security minister in December 2022, Israeli media reports

📌 Despite increased recruitment, police still face shortage of around 2,000 officers at stations and traffic division

🗳 Israel’s Central Elections Committee meanwhile allows Ben-Gvir’s far-right Jewish Power party to contest Oct. 27 election, rejecting requests to disqualify it over ‘incitement to racism’