Good evening and happy new year. I'm Jeff Bennett on the Navaz as away on the news hour tonight.

Israel's Supreme Court strikes down a controversial overhaul of the

nation's judiciary, a blow to Prime Minister Netanyahu already facing scrutiny amid

the war. An investigation finds auditors consistently over amid the And the consolidation of health care services into corporate hospital systems is driving some doctors to unionize

The main problem is we have so much paperwork so much administrative work that really isn't about delivering care to

patients. The victims of that are really patients we see. Welcome to the news hour.

Israel has opened 2023. Welcome to the news hour.

Israel has opened 2024 with what could be a major shift in the war in Gaza.

The military announced today it's withdrawing several thousand troops, the first such move since the war

started meantime Israel airstrikes again hit central gazzy the associated press reported a missile strike killed at least 17 people to the south Palestinian

children in Raffa said they're praying for peace in the new year.

I'm a bar sitting in a military. I wish to not die in 2024. Our childhood is gone. There is no bathroom, no food and no water, only tents. There is no safe space. There is nothing. Our wish is to go back to our homes and end this.

Amid the fighting in Gaza, there was news on the political front in Israel and an 8 to 7 decision the country's Supreme Court

rejected a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul.

The plan sparked deep divisions but they've largely been put aside since Hamas attacked on October 7th.

We turn now to NPR International Correspondent Daniel Estrin, who is in Tel Aviv for more on all of this.

So Daniel, tell us on what grounds did Israel's Supreme Court strike down that law that limited its power and oversight? And what exactly are the implications?

The Israeli Supreme Court said that it was an overreach,

that the Supreme Court in Israel's democracy is part of the separation of powers

and that the Supreme Court quite simply has the power

of oversight over the government.

The law that Israel passed several months ago was trying to strip the Supreme Court of one of its key

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